Auricchio Provolone Qtr 1/17 LB (70001)

Provolone is a ripened firm/semi-hard cheese.. The body has a near white or ivory through to light yellow or yellow colour and a fibrous texture with long stranded parallelorientated protein fibres. It is suitable for cutting and, when aged, for grating as well. Gas holes are generally absent, but few openings and splits are acceptable. The shape is mainly cylindrical or pear-shaped, but other shapes are possible. The cheese is manufactured and sold with or without a rind, which may be coated. Provolone is made by “pasta filata” processing which consists of heating curd of a suitable pH value, kneading and stretching until the curd is smooth and free from lumps. Still warm, the curd is cut and moulded, then firmed by cooling in chilled water or brine. Sharp Provolone is aged over 8 months and Mild Provolone is aged over 1 month.