{"id":704,"date":"2019-11-23T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T10:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unioviedo.es\/catedraIPA\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2019-12-03T10:44:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T09:44:59","slug":"d-o-p-afuegal-pitu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unioviedo.es\/catedraIPA\/d-o-p-afuegal-pitu\/","title":{"rendered":"D.O.P. Afuega’l Pitu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Regulatory Council of the PDO Afuega’l Pitu<\/strong> is the certifying control structure. Within the responsibilities that fall on this body is the approval of the use of a unique logo for all operators, which will appear on the numbered counter label, as well as verifying that the different requirements stipulated in the Specification of the PDO \u2018Afuega\u2019l Pitu\u2019<\/strong> are met.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Geographic Zone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The geographical area defined by the constitution of the Protected Designation of Origin \u201cAfuega’l Pitu\u201d, is the natural scenario that is articulated around two rivers, Nal\u00f3n and Narcea, along with Sierra del Aramo whose slope falls on two small rivers, Morc\u00edn and Riosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The geographical area defined by the constitution of the Municipalities that make up this geographical area are: Morc\u00edn, Riosa, Santo Adriano, Grado, Salas, Pravia, Tineo, Belmonte, Cudillero, Candamo, Las Regueras, Muros del Nal\u00f3n and Soto del Barco.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Production of milk destined to make the cheese, as well as all the stages of elaboration, including ripening, take place in this geographical area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source material<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is a fatty cheese that can be fresh or ripened, made with pasteurized whole cow’s milk, soft paste obtained by lactic coagulation, white or reddish orange if piment\u00f3n is added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In cheeses that have a ripening period of at least 60 days, and pasteurization of milk will not be an essential requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milk used to make protected cheeses will be obtained from healthy cows of the \u2018Frisona\u2019 and \u2018Asturiana de los Valles\u2019 breed and their crosses. It is expressly forbidden to use products that may interfere with the characteristics of milk destined for the production of PDO \u00abAfuega\u2019l Pitu\u00bb cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phisical characteristics <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n