Herders and woodsmen who settled on the slopes of Monte Grappa in past centuries used to make a soft, low-fat, uncooked-curd cow’s milk cheese, which was named after their native region in the Balkans, Morlachia. The milk used to be completely skimmed, and the fat used to make butter for selling down in the plains. The leftover milk was turned into a humble cheese, a staple in the local diet. Morlacco is still made in mountain dairies using evening milk skimmed of the risen cream, mixed with whole milk from the morning milking.
Season
The cheese is made from June to September, using milk from pastured animals. It can be eaten fresh, after 15 days, or aged for up to three months.
Back to the archive > The varied natural environments and diverse flora of the Monte Grappa pastures guarantee an extraordinary milk. Morlacco made from raw mountain milk deserves to be promoted and differentiated from the cheese made in the lowlands using pasteurized milk. The Presidium unites several producers who make Morlacco in mountain creameries called “cason”, and who are willing to extend the aging to obtain a better-quality cheese.
Production area
Mount Grappa massif, Treviso, Belluno and Vicenza Provinces
Presidium supported by
Veneto Regional Authority, A.Pro.La.V.
Production area
Mount Grappa massif, Treviso, Belluno and Vicenza Provinces
Presidium supported by
Veneto Regional Authority, A.Pro.La.V.
Producers
Ivan Andreatta
Via Campo de Roa, 4
Solagna (Vi)
Tel. +39 329 2426388
malga.gasparini@gmail.com
Malga Gasparini
Stefania e Isidoro Andreatta
Via Europa, 11 A
Località Fietta
Pieve del Grappa (Tv)
Tel. +39 340 8661769
Malga Coston da Quinto
Ceccato
Via Giovanni Ceccato, 16
Crespano di Pieve del Grappa (Tv)
Tel. +39 320 774836
afra.panizzon@gmail.com
Malga Mure
Mirco Signor
Via Cassanego, 34
Borso del Grappa (Tv)
Tel.+39 340 9157640
mircosignor78@gmail.com
Malga Cavion
Ivan Andreatta
Via Campo de Roa, 4
Solagna (Vi)
Tel. +39 329 2426388
malga.gasparini@gmail.com
Malga Gasparini
Stefania e Isidoro Andreatta
Via Europa, 11 A
Località Fietta
Pieve del Grappa (Tv)
Tel. +39 340 8661769
Malga Coston da Quinto
Ceccato
Via Giovanni Ceccato, 16
Crespano di Pieve del Grappa (Tv)
Tel. +39 320 774836
afra.panizzon@gmail.com
Malga Mure
Mirco Signor
Via Cassanego, 34
Borso del Grappa (Tv)
Tel.+39 340 9157640
mircosignor78@gmail.com
Malga Cavion
Coordinator
Ivan Andreatta
Tel. +39 329 2426388
malga.gasparini@gmail.com
Slow Food Coordinator
Antonio Alberton
Tel. +39 337 502423
alberton.antonio@gmail.com
Ivan Andreatta
Tel. +39 329 2426388
malga.gasparini@gmail.com
Slow Food Coordinator
Antonio Alberton
Tel. +39 337 502423
alberton.antonio@gmail.com