Bela Badia

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Bela Badia
Country of originItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
TownBrunico and Puster Valley
Source of milkCows
PasteurizedYes
TextureSemi-soft
DimensionsDiameter: 17 cm (6.7 in)
Height: 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in)
Weight2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb)
Aging time20-100 days
CertificationPAT

Bela Badia is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (transl. traditional agri-food product), abbreviated as PAT.[1][2][3] Although the name recalls the Val Badia, it is actually produced in the Puster Valley, and in particular in Brunico, with cow's whole or semi-skimmed milk from mountain farms above 1000 m above sea level.[2][3][4][5] It is a short-aged table cheese (20 to 100 days of ageing,[4] typically 30[2][3]), soft, with small, irregular holes.[3]

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References

  1. "Ventiduesima revisione dell'elenco dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali" (in italiano). 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bela Badia". www.atlantecaseario.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Schnittkäse Bela Badia (Formaggio "da taglio" Bela Badia)". www.onaf.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Disciplinare Prov. Aut. Bolzano - Bel Badia" (PDF) (in italiano and Deutsch).
  5. "Bela Badia". TasteAtlas. Retrieved 2023-04-03.