Fatulì, which means “small piece” in dialect, is made with raw milk from a native goat breed, the Bionda dell’Adamello. The breed is native to the area around the Adamello massif, especially the Saviore Valley, and the Valcamonica. The goats are of medium size and have coats ranging in color from pale brown to blond. Their milk is processed once a day to produce Fatulì cheeses, which are then laid on grates and smoked over burning juniper branches and berries. Timings and methods vary from producer to producer. The cheese is typically small and cylindrical with flat sides. The rind, darker or lighter depending on the level of smoking, shows the characteristic grooves left from the grates. Aging lasts from one to six months.
Season
The production period is from spring through to late autumn.
Production area
Camonica Valley, Brescia Province
Presidium supported by
Adamello Regional Park, Camonica Valley Mountain Community
Artogne (Bs)
località Rive dei Balti, 12
tel. +39 0364 598298-338 8897811
info@lefrise.it
www.lefrise.it
Federico Maffeis
Cevo (Bs)
località Pozzuolo, 1
tel. +39 0364 634659-328 1012384-329 9353127
Prestello di Barbara Bontempi
Prestine (Bs)
via Prestello
tel. +39 0364 300834-349 3645047
agricola.prestello@tiscali.it
Guido Calvi
Tel. +39 0364 324011
guido.calvi@parcoadamello.it
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Gabriele Sterni
tel.+39 035 970189
gabrielesterni49@gmail.com