This Ball-Shaped Cheese is One of Italy's Rarest Cheeses

This Ball-Shaped Cheese is One of Italy's Rarest Cheeses | Claudia Romeo

Рет қаралды 475,959

Жыл бұрын

Meet the Pallone di Gravina, a rare cheese made in a small part of Puglia, Italy, called Alta Murgia. It has the shape of a perfect ball, and that’s actually what its name translates into in Italian. But its shape is not the only special feature this cheese has. Pallone is made with raw milk, which makes it very challenging to make. So much so that there are only four producers in the area (and in the world!) who make this cheese. I visited one of them, Caseificio Stella Dicecca, in Altamura, Puglia, Italy to see how the Pallone is made.
Subscribe
/ @claudia-romeo
Let’s connect
Instagram: / claudiaromeo
TikTok: / .claudiaromeo
Facebook: / cldromeo
My Amazon recommendations: www.amazon.com/shop/claudiaromeo
Buy me a ☕: www.buymeacoffee.com/claudiar...
Visit
/ caseificiostelladicecca
/ muhbar_altamura
My Equipment - AF
Sony ZV-E10 amzn.to/3GJJr7f
Rode Wireless GO II amzn.to/3GGo5ax
Joby Telepod amzn.to/3jREKiL
Joby Compact Tripod amzn.to/3ZaCvqN
Contact
claudia.claudia.romeo@gmail.com
About me
I'm Claudia, a journalist and producer reporting on food. I was born and raised in Bari, Italy, and I have been living in London, UK since 2012. I am the host and producer of Regional Eats on Insider Food and So Expensive Food on Insider Business. I enjoy learning what goes behind the scenes in the food industry, how traditional dishes are made and why certain foods are so important to countries and cultures around the world. Follow me for more food videos!
This Ball-Shaped, Raw-Milk Cheese is One of Italy's Rarest Cheeses | Claudia Romeo
#cheese #italianfood #claudiaromeo

Пікірлер: 258

@claire2088 Жыл бұрын

Claudia is consistently adding foods to my 'want to try list' 😂

@Kerbeygrip Жыл бұрын

On my list too

@giovannilunardi1261 Жыл бұрын

Also on my want to go there and try to replicate list

@apartmentcookery Жыл бұрын

I want to try everything!

@crimsonfancy Жыл бұрын

Claudia is great. Very nice to learn from her travels and her exploration of beautiful foods.

@bonapartovik Жыл бұрын

Claudia is on my want to eat list

@raynmaker Жыл бұрын

how happy i am to see you have your own channel now, claudia! i often go back to watching your food insider videos because of how beautiful and down to earth they are, as well as your calming narration and the way you genuinely have interest and love for the food that you are reporting on. i'm so happy to be able to watch new content from you! thank you!

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this means a lot to me!

@Fittanbullsson 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! I only watched food Insider cuz of you. For same reasons. Plus you're gorgeous:)

@Superaficokings87 Жыл бұрын

I just realized that what made Food Insider so fun to watch, was the style of Claudia, and the way she is so fluid to show all about the product.

@dorisharrer4857 Жыл бұрын

I watched because of her

@Superaficokings87 Жыл бұрын

@@dorisharrer4857 That's another strong reason.

@munsunsnight Жыл бұрын

My country also has that same cheese and the recipe was brought Italy, now we know. Thank you for sharing. Cheers from Guatemala!!

@mikeyfrederick1232 Жыл бұрын

Is it me or every cheese man Claudia meets is super handsome? Watching all her videos and seeing a pattern here lol Love all your content mam..always interesting and fun.. I know we're all jealous of you and live vicariously through your adventures lol so you really deserve major praise for your channel..thanks for sharing the journeys..sending you good vibes!

@PuentesRE Жыл бұрын

Goodness, during the pandemic, Claudia's vids were the most entertaining ways to travel the world, Super happy she's doing her own thing now. Talented at all the ways to make the topics even more interesting and like we are all there, tasting along side, appreciating and respecting the artisans.

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I was able to keep you company during the pandemic! Despite travel being challenging, I don't regret any single covid test I took to reach those talented artisans. I hope I can continue to do that here on my channel!

@Metalfacejoel Жыл бұрын

I could listen to Claudia talk about anything but the fact that she's so passionate about food is ideal. My wife gets jealous how enthusiastic I get about these videos

@ivanpadilla1936 Жыл бұрын

The Pallone di Gravina is a firm, semi-hard, cow's milk cheese from the regions of Basilicata and Apulia in south-east Italy. It is made in the pasta filata style weighing between 1.5 and 2.5 kg (3.3 and 5.5 lb), in a pear-like shape, ball or balloon (pallone), and was traditionally produced in the area of the city of Gravina, in the Murgia area of the province of Bari. Today, however, production is centred on the province of Matera. The cheese comes from the regions of Basilicata and Apulia in southeast Italy and dates back to the days when the livestock was migrated from place to place.

@albertosoria7 Жыл бұрын

Hi, great video, I'm from Spain and this video reminds me a lot of my grandfather, he was spanish but had to fled to mexico cause of the war, he worked in a cheese factory and they made a similar type of cheese with cow milk, ball shaped, he told me a lot about how they were made and seeing it in a video brought a smile to my face. Thank you for it :=)

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That’s a beautiful story, I’m glad you enjoyed this video!

@KateCarew Жыл бұрын

Pallone is a sublime cheese, Apulia has so many culinary treasures! I just love seeing the beauty of this region receive the glory it deserves 🙏🏻 I’ve had Stella dececce pallone before but I had no idea it was THIS intensive. Wish I knew that before. I can’t pretend to be any sort of true connoisseur but I worship cheese, it’s the best food and I just want to say how deeply I (and probably most folks watching) appreciate real artisans keeping traditions alive despite the inherent difficulty 🙏🏻 Grazie

@jackstrubbe7608 Жыл бұрын

I both live and work in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, and two purveyors here have it on occasion. This cheese is every bit as sublime as it is credited in the video. It was a delight to observe its forming!

@axellouisy-joseph2771 Жыл бұрын

This channel is truly amazing, Claudia was great in food insider and she is even better here. Hope I'll be able to understand the italian part without the subtitles in no time !

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@ericpmoss Жыл бұрын

Indeed, WAY better. IMO she is adding so much more nuance to her descriptions that I can tell if I would like it, too.

@michaelcoletta4547 Жыл бұрын

@@claudia-romeoyou don't need Insider Claudia... you are wonderful and the production values are superb!!

@davidsearle483 Жыл бұрын

Claudia is the perfect host.She is friendly and loves what she does.Cheers.

@howlongisnow791 Жыл бұрын

The fact that it shapes into a perfect ball is sooooo satisfying I almost wanna just hold a whole one and bite into it

@teardrop720 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you are focusing on Italian cheeses! First time learning about this cheese!

@jakepiere6412 Жыл бұрын

Passion

@meetjeric Жыл бұрын

The italian blog about cheese sounded as professional as a news blogger. the interview was so intense enough that you even saw one cheesemaker play basketball with his cheese balls

@likojimihova4816 Жыл бұрын

Claudia, you make me want to move back to Italy and take my Italian lessons more seriously...AHH! And to think I have a Masters in F&B Management from Italy without having ever heard of this cheese!! I need to go back.

@E30Fred Жыл бұрын

I love the videos on this channel! The access to regional food products, their producers, and their processes is fascinating, especially because the videos allow the people to explain things in their own words.

@patrykkuziemski3044 Жыл бұрын

Amazing that you're doing this!! It's so nice to see the passionate people discussing such unique food from all the important perspectives !

@apartmentcookery Жыл бұрын

She is one of the best food hosts on KZfaq! This cheese looks amazing.

@ChadWilson Жыл бұрын

Claudia has such a dream job! Travel, food, history...she gets to experience life.

@journeymangardnerjacob5484 Жыл бұрын

Loved it . Unique information and absolute awesome videos

@ropro9817 Жыл бұрын

Wait, what??? Claudia has her own channel?! 😍😍😍 How did I not know this?? Subscribed! 🤠

@davidlynn5170 4 ай бұрын

Loved this video so much:-) thank you for everything you do Claudia

@user-yo6nm6zi2g Жыл бұрын

Le ringrazio davvero per introdurrci questa bella tradizione di Sud Italia(anche un formaggio buono)!! Che Lei continui a fare video belli come questo!

@user-fb3mu6ku4v Жыл бұрын

So happy to have found this channel, such an interesting insight into a world of food I never knew.

@gardnerwriteradventurer Жыл бұрын

This is like a art taking form . Truly a amazing channel and amazing information. Keep up the amazing contents .

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@masaharumorimoto4761 Жыл бұрын

Incredible video again!!! Thanks for all the hard work, you're on my top 5 favorite people on earth list :)

@OutOfNamesToChoose Жыл бұрын

Luckily, I found this video as it was recommended to me. I've previously watched your videos on Insider Food, but am glad to see that you now have a channel of your own, as your videos were always my favourite; especially when they showcased Italian food (which is why I also love to watch the channel Italia Squisita). I've subscribed, of course, and I hope that KZfaq has also recommended this channel to many others as well.

@OCTAVIOSOLISBARRERA Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Incredible job claudia. 😊😊😊

@shyfunnygirl88 Жыл бұрын

Its awesome how the peoples on the Videos from you speak of the Food they are making. You feel that the heart and soul is in the food. I learn from your video really only good stuff, and much and i love italy. ❤️ Thank you Claudia! Fermentation is really interesting in italy! Hope you make more about food fermentation.

@SlimDargo Жыл бұрын

Regional Eats with you was one of my favorite things, I'm so happy to see that you're doing this now and I get to enjoy it again :)

@hass89 Жыл бұрын

Great job Claudia! So happy for your own channel. Best of luck.

@elenamilitopingitore5044 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your craft and hardwork of this tradition

@ciaracevedo1747 Жыл бұрын

Grande Italia!! Thank you so much for this learning trip :)

@GavinKohAquascaping Жыл бұрын

Claudia! You have your own channel! Amazing! Congrats, always love your videos and glad to see you have your own content now. Liked and subbed!

@michaelprue9024 Жыл бұрын

Claudia Romeo, your videos ALWAYS make me hungry and wishing I were sitting right next to you tasting the various foods that are made in your country 😊 Thank you so much for sharing with us.

@Odessium Жыл бұрын

Claudia is such a genuine host! Always enjoyable to watch!

@Red_Eyed Жыл бұрын

Glad you made your own channel. I watched Food Insider mainly for your videos. You just always ask the questions I want to ask. Hahah. Excited to see what comes next.

@Liz_678 Жыл бұрын

Looks so good!

@johnwatson4080 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Claudia. I love your cheese vids.

@Mario-fj9wh Жыл бұрын

This channel is fit for multi-million subscribers. I’m sure it will get there soon enough with this kind of quality content

@danieledragone423 Жыл бұрын

Bellissimo documentario, perfetto ed equilibrato sotto ogni aspetto, come il Pallone! Grazie per avermi fatto conoscere questa meraviglia e grazie ai produttori che si impegnano nel portare avanti questa tradizione.

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille!

@dickjivas5996 Жыл бұрын

i didn't know you had your own channel, i freaking love you!

@PawanSeshadri Жыл бұрын

Wow. Your videos are really help me learn Italian! Grazie mille

@rohit100482 Жыл бұрын

@Claudia Romeo very nice video. This cheese looks very cute and was fun to see a cheese basket ball 😊. There is a big shop here named Eataly which has all products made in Italy. I see so many different types of cheeses but not sure how each of them is used for. Would be great if you can make a video walking through some variety of cheeses how they taste, which one can be just eaten like that and which one is better to use in cooking.

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion! I will definitely keep this in mind

@gtrfreak Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so insightful and well done 👏 😊 keep going until you have 1 million subscribers

@cacosta6294 Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your channel , i love all your cheese presentations

@cacosta6294 Жыл бұрын

I'm excited to see what else is coming

@paulfraser6274 Жыл бұрын

Love the video he’s so passionate about his cheese !

@robertforrester578 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you start your own channel. I want to wish you all the luck in the world. You were my favorite Insider Food host. We will be watching. Thanks from Philadelphia.

@FerdinandMagallenas Жыл бұрын

Você é realmente o foodie mais experiente, agradável e articulado de todos os tempos!!! 👍❤

@sklavu Жыл бұрын

Great to be introduced to this!

@talesfromthescrypt Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work Claudia ❤

@JamieBainbridge 11 ай бұрын

Glad you started your own channel. You are good at interviewing and communicating what makes these foods unique and special. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺🦘🪃

@claudia-romeo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SeanJohnIoannesGiovanni Жыл бұрын

Claudia, I have been following your videos since the food insider. I just love your beautiful narration and your sincere love for food is amazing. Nice that you have your own channel now. Ciao Bella 😊

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bronzetab 27 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for making the cheese videos. I make cheese and watching these helps me very much. The Stichelton one was a good example. I made one after watching your video and it was outstanding. Some of the things that are included in the videos are not common in most how-to things. For example how the curd was scooped from one pan to the other. In this one, the part where the curds were cut was something I had not seen anywhere else. From watching the Stilton one, I got the idea of "burnishing" the cheese - rubbing it with the back of a spoon. That made a big difference. I am wondering if forming the cheese into a ball helps form a stronger rind. With bread making you stretch and tuck the dough at some point, in exactly the same way the ball is formed. In any case thank you so much for these videos. You so clearly enjoy meeting the people and it is wonderful to see these techniques!!

@deansiracusa3966 Жыл бұрын

Like so many other commenters here, I’m also happy to see that you’ve gotten your own channel! Best wishes to your success!

@mooseknuckle8334 Жыл бұрын

It's fantastic that you have your own channel. Greetings from Nova Scotia!

@ComfyTV Жыл бұрын

thanks Claudia!

@johnm7899 5 ай бұрын

❤Great clip!

@Lonesome__Dove Жыл бұрын

What a delicate art cheese making is! These folks are true artisans.

@dgale1023 Жыл бұрын

Never seen any thing like that on Regional Eats😉 keep it up Claudia, that's how they all begin. But you started with 3k subs. Good for you you've got a big head start. And Your subs really want you to make it big. Congrats

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you (and all the subs) for the constant support!

@ms6304ss Жыл бұрын

Well, I'm glad that you have your own channel now and it ultimately popped up to my recommendations today. I was waiting for long on Food Insider, wondering there are still so many cheeses to cover, where are you guys 😅 Glad it come on recommendation. All the best for your future endeavours Claudio !!

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m so happy that cheese content is back

@claudia-romeo 9 ай бұрын

You can now book your spot to travel to Italy with me in 2024! 🇮🇹 🗓 18-23 April 2024 📍Rome and Florence 🎒Included activities: Ancient Rome visits and walking tour, traditional Tuscan farm visit, Florence walking tour, cheese and wine tasting 👯 24 spots available 💳 Pricing Early bird (7 left!): $3,250 Regular: $3,450 🌍 Prices are in USD but you can book from anywhere in the world! 25% due at the time of booking the remainder is due 90 days before the trio start date. Options to pay in 6, 12, 18 months are also available. Book your spot here: trovatrip.com/trip/europe/italy/italy-with-claudia-romeo-apr-2024 Questions? Just comment this post with “✈” and I’ll send you more details. Any questions, just comment below! I can’t wait to show you around Italy! Rome is our meeting point 🇮🇹

@rodrigodiaz5003 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, to the point, informative...great, thanks😃

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@juanolivares1300 Жыл бұрын

Claudia, you always bring interesting videos, and I like to watch them because they're educational and because of your beauty.....

@jsawoski Жыл бұрын

Great and inspiring videos! Part of my family came to America from Paternopoli (only 2 hours by car from Bari), and when we visited last year, my third cousin told me a little bit about Broccolo Aprilatico, which is apparently hard to find now, given the labor shortage in Paternopoli. Could you please do a video about it, and/or other less well-known Italian vegetables? I would also love to learn more about mozzarella di bufala, and maybe even see the animals on farms in Campania, if the bufali agree to be filmed. 😊

@tiktik1994 Жыл бұрын

You seem to be having much more fun here, adds a much needed whimsy in your content. Cheers!

@tuddle7174 Жыл бұрын

I’m happy I found your channel. It was completely on accident too. I really want to try this cheese. I want to attempt to make this. I couldn’t sell it because raw milk and raw milk products are illegal to sell in California. It’s worth a shot tho.

@tubulartuber Жыл бұрын

glad you started this channel

@sfstucco Жыл бұрын

Happy to see you with your own channel, Claudia. Good luck with it! ----- QUESTION: Did you learn of any local dishes/recipes tied to that cheese? It would be interesting to know how the locals used to use it (both the young & more aged versions).

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Semi hard cheeses like this are best enjoyed as they are on a cheese platter. The young one can also be grilled and it’s delicious!

@theherd5830 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for introducing us to these amazing artisans and their wonderful products. He was adorable. He reminded me of the Italian boyfriend I never had..🥰

@gaius_enceladus Жыл бұрын

Claudia could just read a shopping-list and I'd still be entranced by her looks and lovely accent!

@liquiddnbva4981 Жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing

@oldkingcrow777 Жыл бұрын

Claudia is so gorgeous, and eminates "kind" energy. She is single handedly why I watched dozens of those Insider Food videos. I love how she says "tahnjee" for "tangy" 😅

@boathousejoed1126 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. And like cheese,Claudia appears to get even prettier with "age"!

@ja-bv3lq Жыл бұрын

Love you Claudia!!! Please make videos on your own channel a regular thing!

@donnaleveron6511 Жыл бұрын

I really want to try this incredible cheese.

@finam2022 10 ай бұрын

Bravissima Claudia! My parents were from Pomarico, near Matera and both learned to make this cheese and others when they were farmers in their 20s-30s. They taught us so much about cheese and where good food comes from as we grew up. Seeing this tradition kept up is a treat and a noble art.

@claudia-romeo 10 ай бұрын

No way! My mum is from Pomarico too. I’m happy to feature these small realities, they need our support to survive.

@finam2022 10 ай бұрын

@@claudia-romeo I am so happy that someone is finally showcasing the fantastic regional food of Apulia. You are doing an exceptional job of covering all the details and giving the proper perspective on how special and difficult all the processes are. They are truly labors of love.

@finam2022 10 ай бұрын

@claudia-romeo My mom's family are the Scielzi's, there are many of them in Pomarico. Haven't visited in years, wish I could see it again.

@claudia-romeo 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m a bit biased obviously being from Puglia, but there are true gems out there!

@ronsilva516 Жыл бұрын

That was very interesting how the make their raw cheese 👍😎

@allisonlindsay9928 Жыл бұрын

I want to try it 😮😋 😋 😋

@sonodiventataunalbero5576 Жыл бұрын

Claudia what you're doing is great 👏 top quality content with passion. And showing appreciation for those very skilled artisans who work hard to keep traditions at such a high level 👏👍 so precious in times where so much tends to become homogeneous and standardised. Shout out to Angelantonio for his commitment and proficiency 👍👏👏🙋‍♀️

@johnm7899 5 ай бұрын

This is one of those clips I don’t expect you to recreate in your kitchen. 😊

@w.d.c.6657 Жыл бұрын

Did you made food videos for one of the youtube big channels before maybe?... To the point: I love this video. I really like milk productds, and I like to finding out new things about them. gj

@Lonesome__Dove Жыл бұрын

That looks delicious

@dingdongrocket Жыл бұрын

soo long insider - hello Claudia!!! haaa, I subed to your channel and look forward to great content.

@cann5565 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad KZfaq figured out I would like this after liking every video Claudia produced on Food Insider

@paoloparadiso4786 Жыл бұрын

Claudia you have done it again. What a great documentary. And the guy was very very knowledgeable cheese maker. Passion and tradition going hand to hand. CLAP

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@6412mars Жыл бұрын

My favorite lady of food..Mrs. Claudia❤

@ArghyadebBandyopadhyay Жыл бұрын

Claudia has her own channel now! That's so cool!

@aris1956 Жыл бұрын

Where was she before to see ?

@alm5851 11 ай бұрын

subscribed!

@Slampty Жыл бұрын

I'm glad she has her own channel now.

@nathanmiller3687 Жыл бұрын

Your videos inspire me, and frustrate me at the same time! I'm a small dairy farmer and cheese maker in the United States, and the most beautiful cheeses are completely illegal here. I can't make and sell them!

@nicoladellino8124 Жыл бұрын

Grande rispetto a questi artigiani Pugliesi. Grazie Claudia per il bel video.

@marader6664 Жыл бұрын

I dream of traveling so i can try new foods and now this will be on my list.

@matchapetals Жыл бұрын

Next time I go to Italy, I will eat this whole ball of cheese in one sitting

@ImAnEmergency Жыл бұрын

YESSS A DEDICATED CLAUDIA CHANNEL

@JackRed6666 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video about San Marzano tomatoes? My Father was highly doubtful that they are any better. And then he made mussels with them and was surprised

@LailandiAdventures Жыл бұрын

Claudia and cheese, what more could you ask for?

@claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

Cheese content is back!

@LailandiAdventures Жыл бұрын

@@claudia-romeo So so good. It's great to discover new produce from different places but the gentleman in the video is correct. Here in Spain some locals don't appreciate the nearby and unique products on offer. Hopefully with content like this it will change, you're doing a fantastic job!