Bela Badia

Bela Badia
Country of origin	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Town	Brunico and Puster Valley
Source of milk	Cows
Pasteurized	Yes
Texture	Semi-soft
Dimensions	Diameter: 17 cm (6.7 in) Height: 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in)
Weight	2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb)
Aging time	20-100 days
Certification	PAT

Bela Badia is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (transl. traditional agri-food product), abbreviated as PAT.^[1][2][3]

Although the name recalls the Val Badia, it is actually produced in the Puster Valley, and in particular in Brunico, with cow's whole or semi-skimmed milk from mountain farms above 1000 m above sea level.^[2][3][4][5]

It is a short-aged table cheese (20 to 100 days of ageing,^[4] typically 30^[2][3]), soft, with small, irregular holes.^[3]

See also

• List of Italian cheeses

References

1. "Ventiduesima revisione dell'elenco dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali" (in Italian). 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
2. "Bela Badia". www.atlantecaseario.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
3. "Schnittkäse Bela Badia (Formaggio "da taglio" Bela Badia)". www.onaf.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
4. "Disciplinare Prov. Aut. Bolzano - Bel Badia" (PDF) (in Italian and German).
5. "Bela Badia". TasteAtlas. Retrieved 2023-04-03.