Pecorino Sardo cheese

Pecorino Sardo cheese is a hard cheese made on Sardinia from ewe milk, belonging to the broader pecorino family of Italian sheep-milk cheeses. Its rind matures from pale straw to dark brown, enclosing an interior that is white to pale yellow with small eyes. The flavor is salty with a fruity tang that strengthens as ripening progresses. In Sardinian cheesemaking, curd cutting, molding, salting, and aging conditions create its firm texture and distinctive taste. Like all hard ripened cheeses, it needs hygienic milk handling and controlled maturation for safety and consistency. It represents the island’s pastoral dairy heritage in a widely traded form.