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Provola silana

A stretched-curd cow's milk cheese from Calabria's Sila mountains.

Provola silana is a semi-hard pasta filata cheese from the Sila area of Calabria, made from cow's milk. It has an oval or truncated cone shape, a thin yellow crust, and a compact white interior with light yellow holes. Production follows ancient methods in several municipalities across three provinces.

Quick Facts

Country
Italy
Region
Calabria
Texture
Semi-hard
Certification
PAT

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