Piave cheese

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Piave is a cow's milk cheese made only in the the Piave River Valley region of Bellunao, Italy. Shaped as a wheel, it is made from pasteurized milk collected in two milkings, one of which is skimmed, and is produced in the valley of the Piave River, between Belluno and Feltre. [1] It is made by a dairy cooperative called the Cooperativa Latte Busche.

Piave has a dense texture without holes that is straw-yellow in hue. The taste is often compared to that of Montasio cheese -- which is to say, it imparts an intense, full-bodied flavor. Piave is sold in the United States as a hard cheese (called Piave vecchio or stravecchio, meaning "old" or "extra-old") at which point its taste resembles that of a young Parmigiano Reggiano.