MONTI TRENTINI IS A MOUNTAIN DAIRY WITH THE LONG TRADITION WICH DATE BACK TO 1925 PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. MONTASIO. MILK, SALT, RENNET ARE THE ONLY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS CHEESE. FRESH MONTASIO HAS A SMOOTH, ELASTIC, AND COMPACT LIGHT BROWN RIND, WITH A FIRM WHITE OR STRAW-YELLOW PASTE. AS THE CHEESE AGES, THE RIND BECOMES DRIER AND THE PASTE GRANULAR AND CRUMBLY. THE TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION OF MONTASIO CHEESE INVOLVES COLLECTING MILK FROM BOTH MORNING AND EVENING MILKINGS, SKIMMING THE EVENING MILK, AND THEN HEATING IT WITH MILK STARTER CULTURE AND CALF RENNET. AFTER CURDLING AND CUTTING THE GELATINOUS MASS, THE CURDS ARE REHEATED, STIRRED, AND DRAINED USING MUSLIN. THE CURDS ARE THEN PLACED IN FORMS, PRESSED, AND IMMERSED IN A BRINE BATH FOR TWO DAYS. AFTER DRYING, THE CHEESE IS SALTED AGAIN AND TRANSFERRED TO THE AGING ROOM.
| SKU | 103947 |
|---|---|
| Package Type | Bulk |
| Brand Name | Monti Trentini |
| Ingredients | Cow's Milk, salt, rennet, preservative lysozyme (egg). Rind not edible. |
| Milk Source | Cow |
| Unit Size | 1/14 LB |
| Dietary & Lifestyle | Grass-Fed |
