Pecorino sardo

For the cow's milk cheese from Argentina, see Sardo.

Pecorino sardo (Sardinian: berveghinu sardu; lit. 'Sardinian pecorino') is a firm cheese from Sardinia made from sheep milk, specifically from the milk of the local Sarda sheep.^[1] It was awarded denominazione d'origine (DO) status in 1991 and granted protected designation of origin (PDO) protection in 1996, the year in which this European Union certification scheme was introduced.^[2] There are two varieties: pecorino sardo dolce, aged for 20–60 days; and pecorino sardo maturo, which is aged more than 2 months.^[3]

Pecorino sardo
Other names	Fiore sardo
Country of origin	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Source of milk	Sheep milk
Texture	Hard
Certification	DO: 1991 PDO: 1996
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Pecorino sardo is an uncooked hard cheese, made from fresh whole sheep's milk curdled using calf's rennet. The mixture is salted and poured into moulds. The dolce weights 1.0-2.3 kilograms, while the maturo weighs 1.7-4.0 kilograms. The rind varies from deep yellow to dark brown in colour and encases a paste that varies from white to straw-yellow. The sharpness of the flavour depends on the length of maturation.^[3]

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• List of Italian cheeses
• List of Italian DOP cheeses – food with protected designation of origin status
• Sardo – grating cow's milk cheese, an Argentine cheese
• Pecorino – hard Italian sheep's milk cheese