Nuoro is a fascinating and reputed to be the “cultural capital” of Sardinia, and it certainly seems to be true. It is situated in the central eastern part of Sardinia. It spreads out for 3.934 square kilometers (16,3% of Sardinian territory) and is the second Province in the island, for dimensions, after Sassari. Nuoro is main food is music paper because it is a thin crispy pastry, as well being eaten fresh with pecorino local cheese.
Why you should do a “cheese” food tour in Nuoro?
Now you must be curious about local cheese…! Think about various infinite variety of pecorino cheese. With the typical dishes products include cheeses
, Nuoro produced all over the Island, dried sausage, lamb and pork meat and wine. Nuoro is perhaps the only Sardinian capital that has been able to keep its oldest, local traditions intact. Nuoro produce delicious food and cheese with different grades, made with goat, sheep and cow milk.
Pecorino Sardo is a hard cheese made from 100% sheep’s milk. According to DOP standards, the cheese is made with milk sourced from a single flock breed from Nuoro. It is wonderfully rich in flavor, with caramel sweetness, salty tang and a hint of fruit. The spicy flavor of the cheese intensifies depending on the age of maturation. Various Varity of cheese can be semi-cooked for table or grating. Nuoro’s varieties of cheese is soft with straw white color when young and harder when matured with brown color. Nuoro’s exclusively variety of cheese which made with sheep’s milk, is give you salty and smoky taste which is mainly used for typically sweets in Nuoro city.
We really suggest you to make a food tour in Nuoro.