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 pecorino siciliano

Language: Italian

Description: "Sicilian sheep's milk cheese." A hard, Sicilian sheep's milk cheese which is moulded in a basket (PDO). Younger cheeses can be eaten as table cheeses, while older ones are good for grating.


Pronounced: peh-kor-REE-noh see-cheel-YAH-noh
Gender: m
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Italy
Most frequent region: Sicily
Also known as: Canestrato

See places: Italian food and cuisine, Sicily

See foods and dishes: pecorino, Maiorchino


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