Aimee Blume at the Courier Press writes about provolone this week, tapping Steven Jenkins, legendary cheese manager and author of The Cheese Primer for his thoughts on the subject:

While Jenkins, who is known and loved for his candid appraisal of cheeses, maintains that almost no provolone we have in the United States is as bitey and full-flavored as those in Italy, he does make an exception for the Auricchio brand, which he says is "sharp and filled with character. It crumbles on the palate and almost simultaneously melts into an onrush of mouthwatering flavor." He names Auricchio Sharp provolone, made in Wisconsin, as an American Treasure.

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