Stracchino

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Stracchino	Stracchino is a type of Italian cow's-milk cheese, about 50% milkfat, found in the Italian region of Lombardy. The name derives from the Italian word stracca, which means "tired". The belief is that the milk from tired cows is richer in fats and more acidic; according to legend, these qualities were discovered in the milk of "tired" cows that were moved up and down the Alps to different pastures. Gorgonzola is in the stracchino family, but aged.

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Stracchino is a type of Italian cow's-milk cheese, about 50% milkfat, found in the Italian region of Lombardy. The name derives from the Italian word stracca, which means "tired". The belief is that the milk from tired cows is richer in fats and more acidic; according to legend, these qualities were discovered in the milk of "tired" cows that were moved up and down the Alps to different pastures. Gorgonzola is in the stracchino family, but aged.