Pecorino Crotonese DOP

Pecorino Crotonese DOP cheese comes from the region of Calabria in southern Italy, specifically from the eastern provinces of Crotone, Catanzaro and Cosenza.

Presentation

Pecorino Crotonese DOP is sweet and salty and made from pasteurised sheep’s milk in woven molds.

It is  generally used as a table cheese in the fresh, semi-hard and mature varieties, served with bread and honey, or marmalades suitable for pairing with cheese. It is also used grated to give flavour to pasta dishes and vegetable soups.

true italian taste

When was the last time you had dinner in an Italian restaurant in Canada and you thought you were dining in Italy? That’s exactly how “Ospitalità Italiana Certified”restaurants want you to feel when you visit their fine dining establishments.

Ospitalità Italiana is an official certification from Unioncamere, Italy’s federation of local Chambers of Commerce and Industry, that tells you that the food you are enjoying is unquestionably Italian: products are authentic, ingredients genuine and recipes true to the thousand year history of Italian cuisine.

Canada is home to some leading Italian Chefs. Passionate and innovative, many have refined their skills and advanced their knowledge directly in Italy. In addition, Montréal boasts a fabulous cooking school ITHQ where young aspiring chefs learn Italian technic and Italian traditional recipes from the masters.

So the next time you make reservations for an Italian dinner in a Montreal restaurant, ask if they’ve received the Ospitalità Italiana seal of approval. You will enjoy the true Italian taste.