Tyrolean grey cheese

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{{Short description|Austrian rennet-free cheese}}

{{Infobox Cheese

| name = Tyrolean grey cheese

| image = 250px

| othernames = Tiroler Graukäse

| country = Austria, Italy

| region = Tyrol

| town =

| source = Cows

| pasteurised = yes or no

| texture =

| fat = low fat

| protein =

| dimensions =

| weight = 1 to 4kg

| aging =

| certification = Tiroler Graukäse PDO, PAT

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Tyrolean grey cheese (Tiroler Graukäse) is a strongly flavoured, rennet-free cows-milk acid-curd cheese made in the Tyrolean Alp valleys, Austria. It owes its name to the grey mold that usually grows on its rind. It is extremely low in fat (around 0.5%) and it has a powerful penetrating smell.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

The cheese produced in Austria is registered as protected designation of origin (PDO), Austria generally indicated in German as g.U. (geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung) under the official name Tiroler Graukäse.{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=706|title=DOOR|website=ec.europa.eu|date=24 October 2023 }} The registration of the PDO states that its production has been a significant element of Tyrolean peasant gastronomy for centuries. Graukäse produced in Italy is protected by a {{lang|it|prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali}} (PAT) designation.{{cite web |title=Quattordicesima revisione dell'elenco naziona- le dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali. |url=http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/7%252F5%252F0%252FD.70f91ddc262ee6036ec3/P/BLOB%3AID%3D7918 |website=MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI |access-date=25 September 2021 |language=it |date=5 June 2014}} Graukäse making became widespread on farms due to the simplicity of making and the availability of low-fat milk after the fat had been taken for use in butter making.[http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/documentDisplay.html?chkDocument=3394_1_en\]{{dead link|date=September 2018}}