Squacquerone vs Stracchino
Squacquerone
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- di Romagna DOP – Emilia-Romagna
Squacquerone is a very soft cow's milk cheese from Emilia-Romagna, in Italy, and it belongs to Romagna. The paste is so moist that a serving slumps and spreads instead of standing as a neat wedge. Makers sell it young, with no rind and almost no firm body. The flavor is mild, milky, and lightly tangy, closer to fresh cream than to an aged wheel. In local meals it is a spreading cheese, not a cheese for the grater.
Stracchino
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Italy
Stracchino is a soft Italian cheese made from cow's milk and sold very young. The paste is pale, moist, and creamy, and most pieces have no real rind. Crescenza is the freshest form of the same family, and shop labels often use the two names for one product. It is a spreading cheese rather than a long-aged wheel. The usual taste is mild, milky, and a little tangy.