Comments on: What Does “AOC” Mean and What Does It Say About a Cheese? http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/ A blog about cheese, farms, food and friends. Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Boucherie and the Bresse Chicken « The Adventuresome Kitchen http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/#comment-642 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:46:24 +0000 http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/?p=1175#comment-642 [...] surprised at the AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) designations for things like cheese, honey, foie gras, and even [...]

]]> By: Mozzarella and Burrata: Or, What Are Pasta Filata Cheeses? « Formaggio Kitchen's Cheese Blog http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/#comment-459 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:54:37 +0000 http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/?p=1175#comment-459 [...] it is made with buffalo milk (and adheres to certain other requirements), Mozzarella is a DOP cheese. Buffalo are not indigenous to the region but were introduced to Italy in the 7th century to [...]

]]> By: Your Favorite English Blue: Stilton or Stichelton? « Formaggio Kitchen's Cheese Blog http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/#comment-420 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:57:16 +0000 http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/?p=1175#comment-420 [...] only cheese in England that is protected by legislation (unlike France, Italy or Spain where the AOC, DOC and DOP systems prevail). And, this is actually where Stichelton comes into the picture. According to current [...]

]]> By: formaggiokitchen http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/#comment-371 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:48:28 +0000 http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/?p=1175#comment-371 Please excuse my English response (my Italian is unreliable). In general you are correct that the AOC or DOP offer more reliability. If I don’t know what I’m looking for or I am unsure of quality, an AOC or DOP product is a very good choice.

However, I should really italicize in general because in our experience, we’ve found some of the best cheeses and wines outside of the AOC or DOP regions / guidelines. In my opinion, any AOC, DOC, DOP designation is a kind of guarantee of very basic quality but even within a specified designation, some producers are much better than others.

]]> By: andrea http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/06/18/what-does-aoc-mean-and-what-does-it-tell-us-about-a-cheese/#comment-370 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:35:17 +0000 http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/?p=1175#comment-370 i formaggi doc o dopo o aoc
sono i veri formaggi
tutti gli altri sono derivazioni
poco attendibili.

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