Protected Origin of Denomination

• The origin of Raschera
• How it's produced
• Where it's produced
• Who produces it
• Who seasons it
• Where it can be bought
• The profile
• Raschera on the table

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Following the decree of the President of the Republic on the 16/12/1982, the RASCHERA cheese was given the Controlled Origin of Denomination label (C.O.D.) which guarantees a genuine product of high quality, an improvement in distribution and protection against imitations.

On the 2/7/96 the European Commission of Agriculture and Rural Developement, according to the Reg. CE N° 1263/96, certified, with a statement in the Official European Community Gazette N° 163 of the 2/07/96 the Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) for Raschera cheese valid for the entire territory of the E.E.C.

But what is Raschera?

It's the typical cheese from the Monregalese Alpine Valleys which gets its name from the Alp Raschera near Mount Mongioie in the commune of Magliano Alp