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A unique cheese – a little like ricotta salata, but not so salty. It’s a firm, fresh cheese made with buffalo milk and buffalo whey, lightly salted and matured for 40 days. It has a rich, milky flavour and a firm, smooth, slightly chalky texture. Barilotto is delicious shaved into a salad or grated onto fresh pasta in tomato-based sauces. From artisan cheese-makers and affineurs Casa Madaio.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: Buffalo
Size: 550g each
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