Provoleta vs Provolone
Provoleta
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Argentina
Provoleta is a semi-hard cheese from Argentina, and it is built for the grill. It is a stretched-curd cheese in the provolone family, formed as a thick round that holds its shape over heat. Cow's milk gives a firm, pale paste that tastes lightly salty before cooking. At an asado it is browned as a shared first plate and eaten with bread. The name covers both the cheese and that hot dish.
Provolone
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Southern Italy
Provolone is a stretched-curd cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy that is hung and aged. Dolce is young and mild. Piccante is older and sharper.