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Toma Piemontese

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Toma Piemontese is a PDO semi-hard cow's milk cheese from Piedmont produced across a wide area of the region, available in both whole-milk and partially skimmed versions aged from 15 days to several months.

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Where is Toma Piemontese made?

Toma Piemontese is a PDO cheese made in Piedmont, Italy, across named provinces including Turin, Cuneo, Biella, Vercelli, Novara, and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its protected name refers to a defined production area rather than every cheese sold as generic toma. [Piedmont regional authority](https://www.piemonteagri.it/qualita/en/products/cheese/376-toma-piemontese)

Is Toma Piemontese made from whole milk or skimmed milk?

Both versions exist: the full-fat type uses whole cow's milk, while the semigrasso type uses partially skimmed cow's milk. The two versions differ in rind, firmness, and flavor as they mature. [Piedmont regional authority](https://www.piemonteagri.it/qualita/en/products/cheese/376-toma-piemontese)

How long does Toma Piemontese age?

PDO rules specify at least 15 days for wheels weighing less than 6 kilograms and at least 60 days for larger wheels. Longer aging produces a firmer, more pronounced cheese than the young, mild version. [Qualigeo](https://www.qualigeo.eu/en/product/toma-piemontese-pdo/)

How is Toma Piemontese normally served?

It works as a table cheese and can also be melted into Piedmontese first courses. Wheels are cylindrical, commonly weigh between about 1.8 and 9 kilograms, and have small scattered eyes in the paste.

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