
Language: Italian
Description: A piquant, hard sheep’s milk cheese from Sardinia (PDO). Younger cheeses can be eaten as table cheeses, while older ones are good for grating.
Pronounced: peh-kor-REE-noh SAHR-doh
Gender: m
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Widespread
Most frequent region: Sardinia
Also known as: fiore sardo, formaggio fiore, sardo
See places: Italian food and cuisine, Sardinia
See foods and dishes: pecorino
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