🧀 Galbani Certosa
Galbani Certosa is Galbani's crescenza, a fresh soft stracchino-type cheese made from cow's milk since the 1930s.
Galbani Certosa is the crescenza of the Italian brand Galbani. Crescenza is a type of stracchino: a fresh, rindless soft cheese made from cow's milk, with a white creamy paste and a delicate, slightly tangy flavour. Certosa appeared in the 1930s and has since become one of Galbani's main names.
The official range includes Certosa La Classica, Certosa in 165 g and 250 g packs, the creamier La Stracremosa, the lighter La Leggera, lactose-free Certosa, Certosa with kefir cultures and small Certosino portions. Galbani states that Certosa has a certified milk traceability chain.
It is a fresh, unripened cheese: keep it in the fridge and use an opened pack quickly.
How to use: spread on bread or focaccia, add to pizza after baking, stir into pasta and risotto, or use in savoury pie fillings and vegetable starters.
Facts
| Raw material | Cow's milk |
|---|---|
| Main use | Spreads, focaccia, pasta, pizza, fillings |
What it includes
How it connects to Cheese
🧀 Galbani Certosa → kind of → 🥛 Fresh cheeses → kind of → 🧀 Cheese
Links
- Part of
- 🧀 Galbani, 🥛 Fresh cheeses, 🧀 Stracchino
Frequently asked questions
How is Galbani Certosa crescenza related to stracchino?
Crescenza is a kind of stracchino, a fresh rindless soft cow's milk cheese; Certosa is Galbani's crescenza brand.
Is there a lactose-free Certosa?
Yes, both Certosa and Certosino come in lactose-free versions.
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