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Crescenza – Stracchino 1 kg – 2 pcs x cs – 2 kg box
$129.00
$11.90/100 gr
Your product will be made fresh for you by our Italian producers.
- Orders placed Monday by 2 p.m. (EST/EDT) will be delivered between Wednesday, Thursday, Friday of the following week.
- Orders placed from Monday after 2 p.m. (EST/EDT) to Sunday will be delivered two weeks later.
Due to the perishable nature of this item, orders do NOT ship over the weekend.
Crescenza fresh cheese is a known Italian cow’s milk product, typical of the Northern Italy provinces including Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria. It’s consumed very young. It has no rind and its texture is extremely soft, creamy and delicate in flavour. Crescenza is also known as “Stracchino” another name used to recognize this superb, multi-use fresh Italian cheese.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
Crescenza, also known as Stracchino is produced in Lombardy and Piedmont.
It’s made from whole semi-skimmed or pasteurized milk, treated with lactobacillus at 37 °C before the rennet is added. After the coagulation, the cheese is stewed before being immersed in brine and aged for 5-10 days.
It usually has a mild and delicate flavor. This rich, fresh cheese is ideally eaten on its own or paired with fresh rocket salad and prosciutto. It is also used on pizzas or baked in focaccia. As a part of cheese board, Crescenza is usually served alongside a selection of jams and honey.
Code: GU43
Milk: cow
Order in: cases
Case size: 8 pcs of approximately 250 gr, in a case of 2 kg
SIZE OF CHEESE PIECES:
Please consider that when ordering pieces, the size of each piece can have a slight variation.
Since you will be paying per gram price, please consider that there may be minimal variation, usually of around 10-20 grams. If there are any larger modifications in grams we will contact you to advise you before shipping the product to you.
| Weight | 1.8 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1 × 1 × 1 cm |
| Weight | 2 kg |
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