SARDINIAN DOÑA AURORA

Type of cheese and maturation

Type of cheese: hard.
Time of maturation: 4 to 5 months.
Semi-fatty cheese, low humidity, cooked mass, molded, pressed, salty and matured.
Brittle texture with thin and uniform grain.
Compact and consistent mass, smooth cut and uniform white-yellowish colour.
Sweet and slightly salty taste; characteristic smell well developed, clean, soft and nice.

Sensory Characteristics

Appearance: white-yellowish colour mass. Semi-fatty dough of low humidity, firm and consistent, with brittle fracture and shear.
Smell: it presents a lactic smell and slightly cooked, as well as a spicy nuance and a somewhat spiced note.
Taste: spicy and moderately salty, with toasted notes.