Cheese Atroncau Blancu Afuega''l Pitu D. O. P, 300 grams

Atroncau Blancu Afuega'l Pitu PDO cheese 300 gr approx.

What do we find in this product?

Atroncau blancu cheese is one of the oldest cheeses in Asturias with Afuega'l'pitu PDO. Its main characteristic is its compact and firm texture that increases during its maturation. It is a matured cheese made with cow's milk from its own collection and natural ingredients.

Main features:

• Made with cow's milk.
• A soft texture being a soft-spreadable paste, becoming less soft as its maturation increases.
• Creamy taste, somewhat sour.
• Its color goes from white to more yellow depending on how cured it is.
• Truncated cone shape, without kneading.

A surprising cheese that combines with all kinds of dishes: sweet, savory, pasta, meat, fish ... Let yourself be surprised by its flavor and its many options.

Afuega'l Pitu Protected Designation of Origin

The Afuega'l Pitu is one of the oldest and most traditional cheese in Asturias, being very popular and a pillar of the gastronomy of Asturias. A cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

Geographic Zone:

The geographical area of milk production and all stages of cheese making, including its maturation, includes the Asturian municipalities of: Morcín, Riosa, Santo Adriano, Grado, Salas, Pravia, Tineo, Belmonte, Cudillero, Candamo, Las Regueras , Muros del Nalón and Soto del Barco.

Traditional and artisan recipe

The Atroncau Afuega'l Pitu cheese is a cheese made in Asturias, (Spain).

It has a truncated cone shape and a natural rind of variable consistency depending on its maturity. Its weight varies between 200 and 600 grams with a height of 5 to 12 cm and a diameter between 8 and 14 cm at its base.

Ingredients

Pasteurized cow's milk, salt, rennet, ferments, lactics.