A-Z Glossary of Italian Cheeses Amarognolo - slightly bitter, a term aficionados use Aromatico - aromatic Aspro - sharp Burroso

- buttery Caratteristico - characteristic Delicato - delicate Dolce - literally sweet, but for cheese it is used to mean the flavors are round, neither sharp nor spicy Erborinato - Blue cheese, usually cows cheese. Forte - strong Fresco - fresh, young Fruttato - fruity Intenso - intense Ircino - used to refer to the typical flavor of goats cheese Latteo - milky Muschiato - used to refer to the flavor of buffalo milk Piccante - spicy, often used to describe certain goats cheeses Sapido - used to describe very savory cheeses Speziato - spiced, used to refer to cheeses that have a nuance of a spice (such as nutmeg)