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Pecorino - ITALY
Pecorino is one of the most ancient of all European cheeses. This episode explains the different types before traveling to Tuscany to visit the "II Forteto" dairy. Formed by a group of social reformers in the 1970's, this cooperative has since grown to become one of the largest producers of Pecorino Toscano DOP. The town of Bra in Piedmont is where "Slow Food" holds the world's largest specialist cheese festival every two years, on this occasion they are celebrating traditional shepherd's cheeses. We learn why raw milk cheese is crucial to 'Slow Food' and the importance of protecting biodiversity for future generations.Release
2007
Minutes
30
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD
Pecorino is one of the most ancient of all European cheeses. This episode explains the different types before traveling to Tuscany to visit the "II Forteto" dairy. Formed by a group of social reformers in the 1970's, this cooperative has since grown to become one of the largest producers of Pecorino Toscano DOP. The town of Bra in Piedmont is where "Slow Food" holds the world's largest specialist cheese festival every two years, on this occasion they are celebrating traditional shepherd's cheeses. We learn why raw milk cheese is crucial to 'Slow Food' and the importance of protecting biodiversity for future generations.
This film is part of a series. The series title and other films in this series are listed below.
Cheese Slices - Twenty-One Part Series
- Australian Cheese Pioneers
- Camembert - FRANCE
- Cheddar - ENGLAND
- Cheese Slices - Cheeses of the Alps - FRANCE
- Comte Gruyere And Farmhouse Morbier - FRANCE
- Edam, Gouda - THE NETHERLANDS
- Feta: Food of the Gods - GREECE
- Goats Cheese of Poitou - FRANCE
- Gorgonzola - Cave Ripened Tallegio - ITALY
- Irish Cheese Renaissance, The - IRELAND
- Legend of Roquefort, The - FRANCE
- Massif Central And Auvergne - FRANCE
- Mountain Cheese - SWITZERLAND
- New Farmstead Cheeses Of Northern California - USA
- Ossau Iraty Cheese - THE BASQUE
- Parmigiano Reggiano - Grana Padano - ITALY
- Pecorino - ITALY
- Soft Washed Rind Cheeses - FRANCE
- Spanish Traditional Quesos - SPAIN
- Stilton - The King of English Cheese - ENGLAND
- Vermont Cheese - USA
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