Asiago vs Monte Veronese
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.
Monte Veronese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Veneto
- Status
- PDO
Monte Veronese is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the uplands around Verona, in Italy. The name is protected, and it covers two related styles from the same area. One is made with whole milk and stays younger and milder. The other, called d'Allevo, uses partly skimmed milk and ages longer, until it is firmer and better for grating. Both are pressed wheels with a thin natural rind and a pale paste.