The Slow Food
Presidia Cheeses

You will find them in Via Principi di Piemonte

The history of humanity is also the history of great losses, of vanished languages, species, masterpieces of art… Perhaps the disappearance of a cheese may seem less significant in comparison. But often behind a cheese lie important local economies and unique production techniques. Livestock herders and artisanal cheesemakers not only guarantee extraordinary products is also a fundamental defense for their own and our survival.

Visitors to Cheese will have the extraordinary opportunity to get to know the Presìdi Slow Food cheeses, guardians of unique cultural heritage: indigenous animal breeds selectively bred over centuries to adapt to the local territory, alpine dairies and meadows in the high mountains, ancient knowledge passed down through generations. At Cheese more than 60 cheese Presidia will represent over 10 countries on three continents (Europe, Africa and America).

As at each edition, the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity will be presenting its projects with a program of documentaries, photo exhibits, tastings and discussions. In Via Principi, as well as cheeses, you’ll be able to taste other Presidia products: ice cream, honeys from around the world and coffee from the social cooperative Pausa Cafè (from the Huehuetenango Highlands in Guatemala, from Serra Cafetalera in the Dominican Republic and from a food community in Honduras) toasted by the detainees in Turin’s Vallette prison.

The Slow Food Presidia Cheeses
Some of the new or unusual products that you’ll find this year at Cheese:

Switzerland
traditionally aged Emmentaler

On Monday September 21 a special gala dinner is being held at Locanda Gancia to celebrate the alliance between Slow Food Presidia and Italian chefs who have undertaken to always use Slow Food-protected products in their menus. The dinner will be prepared by four great chefs: Ugo Alciati, Pino Cuttaia, Vittorio Fusari and Fulvio Pierangelini.

raw-milk butter

raw-milk Vacherin Friburgeois

Bulgaria
Tcherni Vit green cheese

Cape Verde
matured Planalto de Bolona goat cheese

United States
artisanal raw-milk cheeses

Italy
macagn
shepherds’ Fiore Sardo
aged Asiago
Bagolino Bagòss

In Italy
You can see the official list of Presidia producers at www.presidislowfood.it


There are currently 177 Italian Slow Food Presidia, bringing together over 1,300 small-scale producers. For ten years they have been promoting fundamental values: protecting biodiversity and traditional production know-how, safeguarding pastures and mountain dairies and rescuing native breeds at risk of extinction. Linked to these values is the commitment to adopt sustainable production practices. Italian Presidia products can use a special logo on their label that identifies the producer and protects them from imitations.
Look for it on the packaging!