Originating in Italy, what kind of food is pecorino?
Red Pecorino Red Pecorino Red Pecorino is a red Sicilian cheese which was originally developed in Sicily, Italy. In Italian, it is referred to as "Picurinu Rusu". Red Pecorino is made from sheep's milk and Sicilian filate pastes in a technique known as pasta filata which is used in the manufacture of a family of Italian cheeses also known as stretched-curd, pulled-curd, and plastic-curd. The production of Red Pecorino is officially recognized and included in the list of food products of traditional Italian cuisine (A.P.T), the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. In Italian regions such as Tuscany and Sardinia, other cheeses
Pecorino (grape) Pecorino (grape) Pecorino is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Marche, Abruzzo, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio regions of Italy. Ampelographers believe that the grape is likely native to Marche where it is still used today in the DOCG wines (Offida Pecorino DOCG) and "Denominazione di origine controllata" (DOC) wines of Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, Colli Maceratesi and Offida. Ampelographers believe that Pecorino is a very old variety that likely originated as a wild grapevine growing in the Sibillini Mountains that was eventually domesticated for wine production. Despite its name, there is no direct link