Banditu
The maker of this fine traditional Corsican cheese, Mr Baldovini, is based at the family cheese dairy located between Corte and Aléria, on the island’s eastern coast. A round, firm-textured raw milk cheese weighing approximately 300 g, made with rennet curd, moulded in traditional faisselle baskets and paired two by two, dry-salted by hand, with a washed rind of a natural orange colour that develops a bloom as it ages; matured for 45 to 90 days.
This is a cheese with the sweet scent of the Corsican maquis, especially when young and its paste is still supple. As it matures, the paste becomes crumbly and it develops a saltier note.
Categorie
Sheep's milk cheeses
Région
Corsica
Lait
Ewes
Terroir
Corsican maquis