"Formai de Mut" a typical cheese from Val Brembana

18/03/2014 - The Formai de Mut dell'Alta Brembana is a semi-hard cheese from the Italian province of Bergamo. The name comes from the dialectical term "mut", which means "grazing on the mountain" (indicating a mountain cheese) which indicates that the cheese is produced on the summer pastures at an altitude 1200-2500 m.

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The Formai de Mut dell'Alta Brembana is a semi-hard cheese from the Italian province of Bergamo. The name comes from the dialectical term "mut", which means "grazing on the mountain" (indicating a mountain cheese) which indicates that the cheese is produced on the summer pastures at an altitude 1200-2500 m.

The milk cows graze between 60 and 100 days on the mountain pastures (June to September).

In the cool climate of the alpine pastures the grasses and herbs are very aromatic and enrich the milk of cows with a rich aroma. This summery aroma carries over to the cheese.

The cattle grazes grass on the pastures and are later fed forage consisting of hay. Eventually cereals and corn is added to the forage.

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"Formai de Mut" a typical cheese from Val Brembana