Provolone
Cheese
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Provolone is a semi-hard Italian cow's-milk cheese made by the pasta filata ("spun-paste") method — the same stretched-curd technique behind mozzarella — then aged from a few weeks to over a year. It ranges from mild and milky (dolce) to sharp and piquant (piccante), and is often smoked.
Picking a good onedrag
Clean rind, compact straw pasteStray mould, off smell
Wrapped pieceStill goodProvolone del Monaco DOP is raw milk; others vary, so read the label. CDC: pregnant, 65+ or immunocompromised? Pick pasteurised, or heat it steaming hot.
Cut faceTrue colour, the exposed face a shade drier
The rindIntact, a little dry or dulled
Smell at the cutClean and savoury, a little quieter at the face