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Basajo

Milk type	sheep
Milk treatment	unpasteurized
Country of origin	Italy
Region	Veneto
Family	Blue
Type	semi-soft, blue-veined
Flavour	sharp, tangy, sweet
Aroma	rich, pronounced
Texture	creamy
Rind	natural
Colour	cream
Vegetarian	no
Producers	La Casearia Carpenedo S.r.l.

Description

Basajo is a creamy Italian blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk and aged in passito white wine. It has a unique melt-in-the-mouth flavour with a lingering sweetness of the wine that offsets that sharpness of blue cheese.

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