Rivalta Tomino
Definition
Rivalta Tomino is a fat and fresh cheese, with raw texture, produced with whole cow's milk. The shape is cylindrical, rather regular, with flat sides of a diameter of 10cm, lateral side of 10-8 cm in the fresh product, which halves in the mature product. The weight is 120-150 grams. It has no rind; the texture is milky white, soft, wet, with no holes. Its perfume recalls the fragrance of fresh milk and milk cream.
- Production Area: Rivalta Di Torino (TO)
- Legislative Protection: Rivalta Tomino is classified among the "Traditional Agri-foodstuffs of Regione Piemonte", according to art. 8 of the Legislative Decree 30th April 1998, n. 173 and the Annex to the Decisions of the Regional Council 15th April 2002 n. 46-5823.
Rivalta Tomino
(photo by: Aree protette Po Torinese)