After all the tying and branding operations, the strong Provolone Valpadana has a brownish yellow colour, a hard and thin crust and an interior with a marked flaking.
This makes this strong cheese variant an ideal dish to serve both alone and as an accompaniment to numerous recipes.
The shapes can also be varied. The most typical ones are those:
- Flask-shaped
- Truncated-cone
- Salami
- Melon-pear
The weight can range from a few ounces to over 100 kg. Strong Provolone Valpadana is also available in supermarkets in pre-packaged format, always accompanied by the protected designation of origin and the authorization number that the Consortium releases to the packer.