Italy has the largest variety of cheeses of any nation in the world, with over 2,500 traditional varieties, of which about 500 are commercially recognized and more than 300 have been granted protected designation of origin status (PDO, PGI and PAT). Fifty-two of them are protected at a European level.
Italy has the largest variety of cheeses of any nation in the world, with over 2,500 traditional varieties, of which about 500 are commercially recognized and more than 300 have been granted protected designation of origin status (PDO, PGI and PAT). Fifty-two of them are protected at a European level.
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