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Giurdanella Orazio

Modica · Province of Ragusa · Sicilia

Ragusano DOP

In Modica's corner of southeastern Sicily, Giurdanella Orazio works with the region's distinctive cattle breeds to craft Ragusano DOP, a stretched-curd cheese that demands precision and patience. Each 12–16 kg block emerges with a golden-to-straw rind, the result of handling raw milk through centuries-old techniques. The producer operates within a strictly defined zone spanning 15 municipalities across Ragusa province, where terroir and tradition converge to protect this iconic hard cheese from dilution.

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DOP

Ragusano

Ragusano PDO is a large parallelepiped-shaped stretched-curd raw-milk cheese (12-16 kg) with golden to straw-yellow rind, ripened at least three months, sweet and delicate when young and sharp when aged.

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