pecorinosiciliano
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Sicilian Pecorino with Black Peppercorns
$6.30/100 grA typical and very popular Sicilian handmade hard cheese, Pecorino Pepato is a gourmet sheep’s milk cheese studded with peppercorns.
This hard pecorino combined with whole black peppercorns; Pepato is matured for a minimum of 4 months to perfection. Like many of the world’s classic cheeses, Pepato originated as a staple of the peasant’s diet. Today, it is enjoyed by all people – rich and poor.
It has a lovely, slightly pungent, and intense smell. With its characteristic spicy taste, Pepato is a tasty table cheese that is also perfect for grating. Grate it over soups, salads, and pastas. It is an exciting alternative to the more common pecorino!
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Sicilian Sheep Pecorino with Peppercorns – 100 gr
$5.95
Pecorino cheese with black peppercorns is a cheese of long Sicilian tradition. While some say that the original recipe included not just the black peppercorns in the cheeses’ inner core, but the skin was also lined with chopped black pepper – a different processing that allows to flavor the cheese, protecting it at the same time, avoiding the “discomfort” of eating pepper grains.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.