The denomination of protected origin ‘Toma Piemontese’ was officially established in 1993, bringing together a number of Piedmont tomas products previously known by the names of their places of origin (some tomas have, nonetheless, still kept their specific characteristics and name). For this reason, more than having a single, precisely defined physiognomy, Toma Piemontese DOP rather represents a family of products with a variety of characteristics which range from the use of both full fat or skimmed milk (subsequently subdivided into fat or semi-fat toma) and ample freedom of size and external aspect. The milk must, however, be exclusively cow’s milk.
