Cheeses from Valnerina

Valnerina is a famous land where to buy cheeses: from Umbrian pecorino to the extra-old, but also salty ricotta, fresh pecorino, and combinations of jams with our caciottas: with walnuts, onion, chilli, truffles …

Cheeses from Valnerina

The pastures of Valnerina mountains have favored the development of pastoralism, always been one of the main resources of the area. The rich meadows and the crops of corn and hay have made it possible to breed dairy cattle; while the cow’s milk is collected and processed in the dairies of the area, those of sheep and goat are still today largely processed directly in the small production companies, where we find, in addition to pecorino, salted ricotta, fresh ricotta, caciotta, Norcia black truffle cheese and Cascia saffron, etc…