Petit Corse aux
Herbes
is a small 150 gr (5 oz) round shaped cheese. The soft fine-textured ivory
coloured paste is creamy and slightly salty. The strong-scented dried herbs
that cover the cheese give it a flavoured bite.
Petit
Corse aux Herbes is produced by Fromagerie Pierucci located in Vescovato, a commune in Upper Corsica. Fromagerie
Pierucci operated by the Pierucci family for three generations, has become one
of Corsica's leading cheese producers.
Corsica's
Mediterranean climate and its mountainous terrain allow the livestock a diet
that is rich, natural and flavourful.
The
Corsican mouflon (Ovis musimon) is
thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern sheep breeds. These small
and rustic sheep give up to four times less milk than the best dairy breeds,
but the milk it produces is good milk that is very rich in proteins and lipids.
Photo
source: Larry Dowell's flickr photostream
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