Our cheeses come from the Bergamo valleys and, in particular, from the Brembana Valley, from whose pastures delicious products such as Branzi, Bitto, Strachitunt and many others are born.
Val Brembana
A fine selection of Branzi, Formai de Mut, Bitto and Grana Padano ( 0,25 Kg each) with a bottle of Valcalepio Bianco Doc
GRANA PADANO The story goes that the Grana Padano cheese was born in 1134 in the abbey of Chiaravalle, a few kilometers south of Milan. It was produced in special boilers inside the monasteries that can be considered the first dairies. The monks called it caseus vetus, old cheese. The people who were not familiar with Latin, gave it another name, derived from the peculiarity of the pasta, compact but granular. This gave rise to the name of grana cheese or more simply grana. |
BRANZI Branzi is one of the oldest and most typical cheese of the Orobie. - Semi-cooked cheese with a cylindrical shape. - Pasta: soft straw-colored. - Taste: sweet and delicate; with aging it is more pronounced, tending to spicy. - Aroma: characterized by the vegetable essences present in the forages. |
FORMAI DE MUT This cheese is produced in the high mountains, on peaks ranging from 1200 to 2500 meters. - Crust: gray and thin - Taste: delicate, not spicy Ideal to taste with polenta, it goes well with red Valcalepio wine, however, with cheese consumed after short curing, dry white wines are also good |
BITTO The birth of Bitto is traced back to the Celts who, after being hunted from the plain, found refuge in Valtellina. - Pasta: from white to straw yellow according to seasoning - Crust: compact, straw-yellow with more intense aging, between 2 and 4 millimeters thick - Taste: sweet, delicate, consistent aromatic notes of mountain pastures |
Do you know Bergamo? Maybe not ... and it's a real shame!
Bergamo is a small town located 50 km northeast of Milan.
The enchanting medieval center (the Upper Town), surrounded by the Venetian walls (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017), served by the International Airport of Orio al Serio, is only the center of a vast and varied territory, formed by mountains (the Orobic Prealps), lakes and plains. In this varied landscape, first quality food and wine products are born.
Bergamo is also known as the "European capital of cheese", as it is the only province in Europe that can boast the paternity of nine DOP cheeses: Formai de Mut, Taleggio, Bitto, Grana Padano, Gorgonzola, Quartirolo Lombardo, Provolone Valpadana, Salva Cremasco and Strachitunt.
From the pastures from which these exquisite cheeses are born, we pass to the hills of Valcalepio, from whose vines the homonymous wine is produced. A robust red wine and a delicate white wine that goes well with meats, cured meats and, of course, cheeses.
From the union of these gastronomic excellences the idea of the Tasty Box is born: an original and captivating packaging that unites tastes and flavors of the lands of Bergamo.
Our cheeses come from the Bergamo valleys and, in particular, from the Brembana Valley, from whose pastures delicious products such as Branzi, Bitto, Strachitunt and many others are born.
Val Brembana