Bela Badia is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (transl. traditional agri-food product), abbreviated as PAT.[1][2][3]

Bela Badia
Country of originItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
TownBrunico and Puster Valley
Source of milkCows
PasteurizedYes
TextureSemi-soft
DimensionsDiameter: 17 cm (6.7 in)
Height: 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in)
Weight2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb)
Aging time20-100 days
CertificationPAT

Although the name recalls the Val Badia, it is actually produced in the Puster Valley, and in particular in Brunico, with cow's whole or semi-skimmed milk from mountain farms above 1000 m above sea level.[2][3][4][5]

It is a short-aged table cheese (20 to 100 days of ageing,[4] typically 30[2][3]), soft, with small, irregular holes.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ventiduesima revisione dell'elenco dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali" (in Italian). 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Bela Badia". www.atlantecaseario.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "Schnittkäse Bela Badia (Formaggio "da taglio" Bela Badia)". www.onaf.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Disciplinare Prov. Aut. Bolzano - Bel Badia" (PDF) (in Italian and German).
  5. ^ "Bela Badia". TasteAtlas. Retrieved 2023-04-03.