Salva vs Taleggio
Salva
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
Salva is a washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy in Italy. Makers form it into thick square blocks, and they wash the rind as the cheese ages. The paste is ivory, compact, and a little crumbly, sometimes with a few small holes. The name comes from the idea of saving surplus milk by turning it into a cheese that will keep. A young piece is milder, and a longer-aged piece is more aromatic and savory.
Taleggio
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
- Status
- PDO
Taleggio is a square washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Lombardy, and a protected name. It is named for Val Taleggio, in the mountains north of Bergamo.