June

In this months we begin to eat cold and quick dishes, prepared with fruit and vegetables of this season.

Here are two examples of typical summer Italian dishes:

Prosciutto e melone  - Ham and melon

Sheep’s milk cheese (cacio) and broad beans
Cacio pecorino e baccelli

The throw of the cheese - Il tiro del cacio

The “pecorino” cheese is made with milk of sheep, it’s typical of our region, Tuscany, where it is also called  “cacio”.

In our village, Rignano sull’Arno, twice in the year (26th December, St. Stephen and 2nd June, Celebration of Italian Republic) there is an ancient traditional competition: “The throw of the cheese”, “Il tiro del cacio”

The competitors have to throw a whole pecorino cheese (cacio) along a run, there are two categories: 3 kg and 24 kg.