What is interesting to me is that such a wide variety of cheese styles are represented in these two regions - including washed-rind, blue, cooked and fresh. Among the many cheeses in their canon, are other familiar names like Raschera, Robiola di Roccaverano and Castelmagno D.O.P. Like their neighbors in Lombardy, cheesemakers of the Piedmont make Taleggio and Gorgonzola. The town of Bra, home to possibly the most widely respected cheese festival in the world, is situated in this part of Italy. If you were to follow the Po River, heading west out of Lombardy, you would arrive in the Piedmont, another rich cheese-making region. Lombardy is a part of Italy that is home to many well-known cheeses: Taleggio, Mascarpone, Provolone, Grana Padano and Gorgonzola. Lakes stretch out along the countryside and rivers criss-cross the verdant landscape. The terrain is varied, ranging from plains in the southern part, to the Alpine heights of the Valtellina in the north. Lombardy is a region in the northernmost part of Italy, sitting on the country's Alpine border with Switzerland. Gorgonzola Dolce (front) and Gorgonzola Piccante (rear)
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