What is Raschera?

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What is Raschera?

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Named after the Lake Raschera which is located at the foot of Mount Mongioie in the Ligurian Alps, and also a type of Alpine hut, this semi-hard fat cheese is traditionally made in the municipality of Magliano Alpi, settled in the province of Cuneo. It is produced using skimmed cow, goat, and sheep milk. This Piedmont delicacy has quite a distinctive shape because in the past dairymen used mules to transport the cheese from the Alps down to the valleys, so it was more convenient to stack the square-shaped cheeses on top of each other. The Raschera needs to ripen for about 30 days, after which it develops a dense ivory to yellow paste and an intense, slightly spicy flavor with a pronounced aroma of goat and sheep milk.