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The Bitto cheese is made exclusively from milk that is milked from cows that graze on the pastures in the province of Sondrio and some communities of Alta Valle Brembana and the province of Lecco. The production time begins on June 1st and ends on September 30th.
Bitto is made from freshly milked cow's whole milk with the addition of up to 10% of goat's milk. The cows eat mostly grass in the pasture. The cheese is aged for about 70 days in the mountain cottage. The dough of the cheese is white to pale yellow with a few small holes.
The taste of Bitto is sweet, delicate and with increasing maturation more becomes intense. It can be matured up to 10 years. This rare specialty is sold in a few selected stores.