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The origins for the term Toma, are to this day still
uncertain, even studies on the cheese have not been able to clarify this.
The term Toma is very diffused, above all in Northern Italy specifically in Piedmont and Val d’Aosta, although it is also possible to find
it in Sicily, where it was imported from some Piedmont colonies around the
XII-XIII century.
The Toma family includes a variety of of cheeses, due to the fact that
there are many ways of making it, including the different types of milk that
are used in the making.
This cheese, produced with pure sheep’s milk, is very similar to Caciotte
from Central Italy, however there is a difference, which is that Toma needs
quite long ageing periods.
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