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Caciucavaddu

Sicilian Caciocavallo

The Sicilian version of Caciocavallo tastes and looks different. Rather than a tear-drop shape, its typical form is parallelepipedic.

Hence the popular saying in Sicily that someone who is untrustworthy has 'four faces, like a Caciucavaddu'.

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Sicily

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

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