Parco Nazionale della Sila

Caciocavallo Silano, a healthy and genuine cheese, is rich in vitamins, mineral salts, proteins, and for its marked nutritional features it is particularly suitable in the diet of children, sportsmen, and the elderly. To produce one kilo of Caciocavallo Silano it is necessary to use about 10 liters of fresh milk. For 100 g of cheese, the nutritional value corresponds to 180 g of beef and to 200 g of trout. The production area of Caciocavallo Silano, developing piecemeal, mainly includes the southern ridge of the Apennines, gathering well-known production areas situated in the regions: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, and Apulia, in a historical-cultural-environmental context defending the traditional southern productions.