Tags: Cheese, Food.
Casciotta d’Urbino or Casciotta di Urbino is a type of Caciotta cheese made in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region central Italy.This cheese is generally made of between 70-80% sheep milk with 20-30% cows milk.First made in ancient times this cheese it is said was a favourite of Michelangelo and Pope Clement XIV.Local legend has it that the name came about from a mis-pronunciation of ‘Caciotta’ by a local civil servant some say it is derived from the local dialect.