canestrato

Plural: canestrati

Language: Italian

Description: "Big basket." Any cheese moulded in a wicker or reed basket might be called Canestrato. There is a hard Sicilian version made from sheep's milk which is also known as Pecorino Siciliano.

See places: Italian food and cuisine, Sicily

See foods and dishes: pecorino

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