The name of this cheese derives from the fact that the forms are dried in basket (canestro) shaped containers, the signs of which are impressed on the product. A similar method for producing sheep’s cheese was described in the Odyssey.
hard, compact and grainy, yellow paste. Light coloured rind
Taste
flavourful and piquant
Serving suggestions
Full bodied, aged red wines. Thousand flower honey. Spicy pear and quince chutney. Fresh raw broad beans and figs. Hard, round ‘taralli’ biscuits from Apulia