Pecorino di Grotta Toscano Cheese (5.5 pound)

Tuscan Pecorino Aged in Natural Caves. Price per 5.5lb. Pecorino di Grotta Toscano Cheese is produced in some particular parts of central Italy as the "alta maremma" zone of Tuscany, in the areas of Valentano, Pitigliano, Tuscia, Sorano.  The mountainsin these areas  are made of tufa and people had the tradition to store their food in natural caves. The cave has a humidity that gives to the Italian  Pecorino di Grotta cheese a particular taste and a particular softness even if it's seasoned for long time. Caves have the humidity that defines cheeses typical taste and allows it to stay soft when matured for a long period of time.