Rogers Collection Introduces Tuscan Pecorino Monna Lisa Cheeses From Salcis

Rogers Collection is thrilled to now be offering Tuscan Pecorino Monna Lisa cheeses from Salcis:  Trebbione, a raw milk cheese; Foglie di Nocewrapped in walnut leaves; and Grottino, which is cave ripened. Pecorinos are a familiy of hard cheeses made from ewe's milk–the word derives from the Italian word for sheep, pecora.

Originally a salami producer, Salcis— an acronym for Societa Anonima Lavorazione Carni Insaccati Siena—was founded in 1941 during World War II  as a way to unify all the Tuscan Salami producers in the area of Siena. The society is owned to this day by the family of one of the original founders, Armando Morbidi, and a number of Morbidi shops are still open in the city center of Siena. When the war ended, some associates continued with production and distributed their products outside of the city limits.

In the 1960s, the society began its own sheep dairy and ventured into production of Pecorino cheese.  Then in 2000, the discrete pork butchery and dairy premise merged into a single new facility at the foot of the glorious and historical Monteriggioni Castle in Siena—a splendid landmark referenced in Dante’s Inferno:  “On its circular parapets/Montereggione crowns itself with towers.” Read more.

Source: Rogers Collection