Last week he came to see a dear friend of Romagna, who took me as a gift''in''great shape aged cheese. At first I thought it was the Parmesan cheese, Instead he explained that he was a cheese area between the provinces of Forli and Rimini.
He told me that there is a legend where it is said that the special the cheese of the pit would created purely by chance.
It appears that in 1486 Alfonso d'Aragona , defeated by the French, had received the hospitality of Girolamo Riario, lord of Forli. But resources forlivese did not allow long sustenance of the troops, who soon began to prey on local farmers. These, to defend themselves, the habit of hiding stores in mass. In November, after starting the exercises and end the raids, the unearthed and discovered that the cheese had changed their characteristics.
often irregular in shape, the cheese of the pit shows a color from pale yellow to pale brown with a white body and soft. It has a crumbly structure and a sweet and slightly spicy. His feature can be the aroma of mushroom, together with that of boiled chestnut , the smell of the cellar, towel and closed, losing just one eats.
Oltre che grattugiato e saltato in padella con pasta e gnocchi , può essere gustato anche con confettura di fichi o miele, che ne smorza la forza senza disperderne l'aroma. Per accompagnarlo sono ottimi i vini dolci, passito e vin santo su tutti, o un buon rosso invecchiato.
Al di la della leggenda, - diceva il mio amico , - esistono due inventari della fine del 1400 dove si afferma che le fosse venivano affittate a produttori di formaggio e venivano anche utilizzate per conservare il grano e proteggerlo dalle razzie.
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