{"id":35097,"date":"2019-12-05T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T09:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.provolonevalpadana.it\/provolone-valpadana-dop\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T22:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:29:45","slug":"provolone-valpadana-pdo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/provolone-valpadana-pdo\/","title":{"rendered":"Provolone Valpadana PDO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35097\" class=\"elementor elementor-35097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7247612e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7247612e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b77d225\" data-id=\"1b77d225\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd1e6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bd1e6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provolone Valpadana PDO<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc82ab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc82ab2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e2b6bde\" data-id=\"2e2b6bde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b8380f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"25b8380f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68fc35b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68fc35b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-677d2182\" data-id=\"677d2182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188e9878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"188e9878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-spun-paste-cheese.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ff2072\" data-id=\"2ff2072\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12603d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12603d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provolone Valpadana PDO: characteristics and history of a spun paste cheese<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be3c813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be3c813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provolone Valpadana is the\u00a0<strong>cheese spun paste<\/strong>\u00a0that has the greatest variety of shapes and weights of any other dairy product. The plasticity of the dough, characteristic of Provolone Valpadana during the\u00a0<strong>processing<\/strong>\u00a0phase, allows master cheesemakers to delight in producing cheeses with a wide variety of weights. Even today you can still come across some \u201cexperiments\u201d of a creative cheesemaker in the maturing warehouses of the dairy producers. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/protected-designation-of-origin\/\"><strong>production regulations of Provolone Valpadana PDO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has safeguarded this cheese-making culture through the identification of typical geometric shapes, replicated in different weights.<\/p>\n<p>We distinguish 4 typical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/characteristics-of-provolone-valpadana\/shapes-of-provolone-valpadana\/\"><strong>shapes<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>salami<\/li>\n<li>melon\/pearl<\/li>\n<li>truncated cone<\/li>\n<li>flask<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>which can be proposed in weights ranging from a few ounces up to over 100 kg.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-785aeefd elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"785aeefd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c90b7c6\" data-id=\"2c90b7c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39db5b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39db5b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-shape-salami.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bdb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68bdb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SALAMI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ddc939\" data-id=\"64ddc939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595816e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"595816e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-shape-melon-pear.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c52a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c52a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MELON PEAR<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63291609\" data-id=\"63291609\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211cd22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"211cd22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-shape-truncated-cone.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16aedc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16aedc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TRUNCATED-CONE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de1345\" data-id=\"3de1345\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b660d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7b660d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-shape-flask.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e91c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12e91c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FLASKS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f27358a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f27358a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50d11a2d\" data-id=\"50d11a2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e80de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31e80de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Provolone Valpadana PDO<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24597cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24597cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A mention should also be dedicated to the two types of Provolone Valpadana:<\/p><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/provolone-valpadana-pdo\/mild\/\"><strong>Mild<\/strong><\/a>\u201c, which is distinguished by the use of calf rennet and by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/characteristics-of-provolone-valpadana\/maturation-of-provolone-valpadana\/\"><strong>maturation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that does not exceed 2-3 months;<\/p><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/provolone-valpadana-pdo\/strong\/\"><strong>Strong<\/strong><\/a>\u201c, which is distinguished by the use of rennet made of kid and\/or lamb paste and by a maturation ranging from a minimum of 3 months to more than a year.<\/p><p>In addition, there are two additional types:<\/p><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/provolone-valpadana-pdo\/smoked\/\"><strong>Smoked<\/strong><\/a>\u201d: one of the most popular smoked cheeses due to its unique combination of aroma and flavour; both the mild and strong types as in the smoked version.<\/p><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/provolone-valpadana-pdo\/aged\/\"><strong>Aged Strong<\/strong><\/a>\u201d: the largest wheels undergo a long aging period, which can last even longer than one year.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/tasting-tips-provolone-valpadana\/\"><strong>Discover our tasting tips and sensorial profiles of the Provolone Valpadana PDO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bff08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64bff08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portioning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce790be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce790be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provolone Valpadana is also available portioned (in \u201cpre-packaged\u201d jargon) in practical packaging generally around 200 g, at the refrigerated counters of the points of sale.<\/p>\n<p>Although they can also be released for consumption with different weights, all pre-packaged Provolone Valpadana packs must indicate the correct Protected Designation of Origin, the trademark that identifies it and the authorization number released by the Consorzio Tutela Provolone Valpadana to each packer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-146cd130\" data-id=\"146cd130\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70719426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70719426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/provolone-valpadana-pdo-Italian-portioned-cheese.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40fca8f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40fca8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-409b114\" data-id=\"409b114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c33a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69c33a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce622fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce622fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provolone Valpadana PDO derives from the family of spun paste cheeses, which are characterized by the curd \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provolonevalpadana.it\/en\/characteristics-of-provolone-valpadana\/spinning-of-provolone-valpadana\/\"><strong>spinning<\/strong><\/a>\u201d technique and have ancient origins.<\/p>\n<p>The first notes on this\u00a0<strong>Italian cheese<\/strong>\u00a0date back to the Middle Ages and indicate the birth of their particular production technology in southern Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Coded with its own standard since 1938 (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dati.camera.it\/ocd\/attocamera.rdf\/CD0000007698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Decree 17 May 1938, n.1177<\/a><\/strong>), Provolone was protected as \u201cProvolone Tipico\u201d from the mid 1950s, as a result of the revision of national legislation on cheeses (Law n. 125 of 10 April 1954 and Presidential Decree 30 October 1955, n.1269).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b246182\" data-id=\"b246182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ead322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ead322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since the &#039;90s<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7fdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c7fdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1993 (DPCM 09 April 1993) the name Provolone Tipico has declined, essentially identifying a \u201cgeneric\u201d cheese, which was later replaced by the name \u201cProvolone Valpadana AOC\u201d, a cheese with an Appellation d&#039;Origine Contr\u00f4l\u00e9e<\/p>\n<p>Since 1996, Provolone Valpadana has been called \u201cPDO\u201d, Protected Designation of Origin (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107\/96 of 12 June 1996), in accordance with Community legislation (Regulation (EEC) No 2081\/92 of 14 July 1992 and subsequent EC Reg. 510\/06 of 20\/03\/2006 and EU Reg. 1152\/12 of 21\/11\/2012), which defines the characteristics of products with a designation of origin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provolone Valpadana P.D.O. Provolone Valpadana P.D.O.: characteristics and history of a spun paste cheese Provolone Valpadana is the\u00a0spun paste cheese\u00a0that has the greatest variety of shapes and weights of any other dairy product. The plasticity of the dough, characteristic of Provolone Valpadana during the\u00a0processing\u00a0phase, allows master cheesemakers to delight in producing cheeses with a wide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36795,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35097","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Provolone Valpadana P.D.O.: characteristics and history of a cheese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A long and complex history has elevated Provolone Valpadana P.D.O. from generic cheese to the titles of Denomination of Controlled and Protected Origin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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