19/06/2026
PECORINO DI FARINDOLA.
A raw sheep’s milk cheese I sourced for our Abruzzo Wine Supra Night earlier this week. A very interesting cheese.
Made exclusively by women in the Gran Sasso & Monti Della Laga national park in Abruzzo using pig rennet and no added starter culture, a practice dating back to Roman times. (More often calf, lamb or non-animal rennet is used).
The curds are pressed into wicker baskets, dry salted and aged for at least 3 months on wooden shelves.
When it comes to its flavour this pecorino has a lovely Alpine sweetness at the centre and gets sharper and sheepier towards the rind. Great balance!