Asiago vs Bastardo del Grappa
Asiago
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Veneto
- Status
- PDO
Asiago is a cow's-milk cheese from the Asiago plateau in Veneto and from the protected zone around it. Pressato is young, pale, and mild. D'allevo is aged until it is firm and sharper.
Bastardo del Grappa
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Veneto
Bastardo del Grappa is a cow's milk cheese from the Veneto, in Italy, tied to the high pastures of Monte Grappa. The name does not mean a mixed milk cheese. It marks a method that sits between two familiar Asiago styles, one pressed and relatively fresh, the other kept much longer. The wheels are round, with a dry natural rind and a pale straw paste. Small eyes are scattered through the body.