The Bettelmatt is a premium cheese produced exclusively in seven summer pastures of the upper Ossola above 2000 meters in altitude and is made from raw whole milk from a single milking, predominantly from Brown breed cows. The pastures are so high that the cheeses must be transported down by helicopter.
It is a semi-cooked cheese that typically ages for a minimum of 60 days. Its unique aroma is linked to the mix of herbs and flowers, including the Mutellina grass, found in the high mountain areas where the livestock is pastured, and where the cheese is produced.
Since the 13th century, during the Walser colonization of the subalpine area, Bettelmatt was used as an exchange commodity or as currency for payment of tolls. The name seems to derive from "battel," which means "alms," thus it was certainly used for charitable purposes, combined with "matt," which in German means "pasture." Literally, it could be translated as "pasture of alms."
Ingredients: raw cow's milk (origin Italy, mountain pastures at an altitude of at least 2000/2500 meters), rennet, salt
Shelf life: 60 days
Average nutritional values per 100g
Energy Kcal 430
Fats 36g of which saturated fatty acids 20g
Carbohydrates 1.80g of which sugars 0g
Proteins 22g
Salt 1.20g
The Bettelmatt d'Alpeggio (in a 500-gram portion) has various uses in the kitchen as an ingredient for Walser specialties such as Bettelmatt risotto, fondue with onion and salt, or rigatoni with broccoli, Gorgonzola, and Bettelmatt.
Compact and soft cheese, golden yellow and straw-colored, with a partridge eye texture and a smooth rind.
Intense flavor, in the mouth it is creamy and has an excellent melting quality on the palate. It is produced exclusively between the end of June and the beginning of September.
It is ideal to pair with the classic polenta as is done in the valleys from where it comes, the Val d'Ossola in Piedmont.
To fully enjoy it, it's excellent to taste a piece accompanied by a good nebbiolo red wine or a well-structured white wine.
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Bettelmatt d'Alpeggio 500g
Piedmont
