Asiago

Wine Pairings

Preparation, uses, and tips

Asiago is enjoyed as a complement to pasta, rice, pizza, or soup. It can also be served with hearty bread, salami, or such fruits as fresh figs or pears, and it goes well with a variety of drinks such as red wine, cranberry juice, and sparkling grape juice.

Buying and storing tips

Extra-hard cheeses, well wrapped and refrigerated, can be stored for a few months.

Varieties

Traditional asiago

This cheese is available in flavours ranging from mild to aged, and the types are described by their flavour. Dolce describes a mildly spicy asiago, a few months old; medio describes a stronger product, aged longer; and piccante asiago is a hard, aged cheese with a piquant flavour, suitable for grating. Piccante asiago is also enjoyed as a flavoursome table cheese, eaten in paper-thin slices.

Asiago d’Allevo

This is the mature, hard cheese. It is produced from skimmed raw cows’ milk and sold in flat cheese wheels weighing 18 to 31 pounds (8 to 14 kg). It is marketed as fresh (fresco) asiago, aged two to three months, good for sandwiches and salads, and medium-ripe (mezzano), aged four to five months. Slow-ripened (vecchio) asiago, aged nine months or longer, is a table cheese, also suitable for cooking.

Nutrition Highlights

Asiago cheese, 1 oz. (28g)
Calories: 110
Protein: 7.5g
Carbohydrate: 0.67g
Total Fat: 8.7g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Excellent source of: Calcium (226mg)
*Good source of: Phosphorus (144.6mg)

*Foods that are an “excellent source” of a particular nutrient provide 20% or more of the Recommended Daily Value, based upon United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines. Foods that are a “good source” of a particular nutrient provide between 10 and 20% of the USDA Recommended Daily Value. Nutritional information and daily nutritional guidelines may vary in different countries. Please consult the appropriate organization in your country for specific nutritional values and the recommended daily guidelines.

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