Marika and her family had decided to stop in Treviso for an aperitif during the aperitif time.
The recommended places to visit in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region’s tourist brochure looked amazing, and the recommended shops looked like boutiques. Sara was overjoyed. Following the excursion to the Malghe del Montasio, a visit to Treviso seemed as enjoyable as Sunday shopping at the mall.
– Look, the same cows as yesterday in the mountains! – Samuel exclaimed, pointing to the car window glass.
Beyond a fence and an endless field, the same quality of cows chosen to produce PDO cheesesgrazed with the same tranquillity as their mountain cousins.
A little further on, a sign directed you to the “Consorzio” and the dairy products shop (Latteria), where you could purchase fresh and genuine products. Sara began to puff when they decided to go see.
– Don’t worry, Sara; let’s just go see and then walk around Treviso. Marika murmured comfortingly.
In the Latteria, the retailers explained in detail which technologies had remained true to Montasio dairy traditions and which innovations had brought additional verified and certified benefits to the production of one of the region’s most renowned and sought-after cheeses.
Sara came across a brochure about the Composition of Italian PDO cheeses.
During the production of some aged cheeses, bacteria are added to the milk, which eliminates lactose and converts it to lactic acid. Lactose-free Montasio aged 60 days, for example.
Lactose is present in quantities less than 0.01 g per 100 g of cheese, which is more than ten times lower than the limit set by national and community legislation.
Furthermore, the technology used to make Montasio cheese does not involve the use of gluten-containing ingredients. Laboratory research at the DISMA of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Milan also confirms that the Montasio cheese samples analyzed do not contain gluten and are therefore suitable for celiacs.
Sara was so immersed in her reading that she didn’t notice her parents and brothers had finished the tour.
Marco turned to Marika as he walked away, asking her to remember the location.
A basket of Montasio specialties would have been a tasty souvenir for the entire family’s taste buds.
– Okay, Sara, where are you? –I’ m here! – exclaimed the girl as she joined them.
She slipped the information brochure into her pocket, hoping She’d finish it later or at the next stop.
