Provola dei Nebrodi

Provola dei Nebrodi is an Italian pasta filata cheese hailing from Sicily. The cheese is made from raw cow's milk and it comes in a few versions – fresca (fresh, less than 30 days), semi-stagionata (partially aged, from 30 to 120 days), stagionata (aged for more than 120 days), sfoglia (flaky, at least 5 months), and con limone verde (with green lemon, at least 90 days).

Underneath the thin and smooth rind, the texture of the fresca is soft, while the other versions have a texture that's semi-hard to hard, except for sfoglia, which has a flaky texture. The cheese can have small eyes dispersed throughout the paste.

When fresh, the flavors are sweet, delicate, and pleasant, while the aged versions have a stronger flavor. The aromas are grassy, hay-like, mushroomy, and acidic, and the con limone verde version has a citrusy aroma.