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Provolone Valpadana is a DOP protected cheese made from whole milk of cows grazing in the plains from Milan to Udine.
It was however with the unification of Italy that, thanks to some entrepreneurs from the south who settled in the territories between Piacenza, Cremona and Brescia, who brought the technology of pasta filata, taking advantage of the dairy vocation of the area and starting with the production of the Provolone Valpadana. The first production specification for this cheese was one of the first in Italy and was in 1938 while the DOP was recognized in 1996.
Provolone Valpadana DOP is a spun paste cheese which involves long and skillful processing, with many phases which still takes place manually. Provolone Valpadana has two varieties, sweet and spicy.
For its intense and distinctive taste, Valpadana provolone lends itself to many dishes which you can discover in our recipes section.
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