Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget to a tasting of Pecorino Romano.
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Boars head is bullshit. If you want authentico you go with Locatelli. Do not listen to these idiots.
as much as i love ATK i really feel like this is a BIG miss. i spent probably $100 dollars and made like 30+ cacio e pepe's with their 'WINNING' boars head pecorino, trying to get the flavor right, and it just never got beyond either too salty or too bland. if i would reduce the amount of cheese it would be bland, and if i increased the cheese all i would taste is salt. i finally just tried Locatelli pecorino and its a WORLD of difference in flavor. Locatelli has an almost blue cheesy flavor and is just infinitely more complex than the one note SALTY boars head. i made a SINGLE cacio e pepe with the Locatelli and knew i would NEVER buy boars head ever again. i feel like boars head won simply cause it was mild and neutral. as soon as i got home i sliced off a chunk of both boars head and Locatelli to do a side by side taste test and IMMEDIATELY knew the locatelli was light years better than the boars head. do yourself a favor and seek out Locatelli over boars head, ESPECIALLY if cacio e pepe is what you are looking to make.
I had never noticed sheep cheese had funk. I just noticed it was milder than goat's cheese. I also love the Spanish cheeses they mentioned. Perhaps this explains why I love Pecorino Romano – I agree that it doesn't get enough love.
I am eating the Locatelli right now and yes, it’s has a “funk” to it, but it makes a great pasta or pizza with very little cheese
My girl steady eating…lol.
Locatelli is the best one
I'm guessing I got a bad container of this cheese because it tasted like feet to me and almost made me throw-up. I see this cheese used in a lot of recipes, So I guess I'll have to give it another try but I'll try the boars head but the locittelli was the brand i first tried.
Still find these suspect. Gotta pay that high rent in Boston.
Which Roman Pecker did she like the most???
I have one question. Which one of those Pecorino cheeses is good to put on top of lasagna?
Visited Cagliari few years back. Sardinia was so beautiful and underrated
The pecorino is great, especially for carbonara. It can almost be used as substitute for salt in dishes that call for cheese, at least use less salt if using lot of pecorino. Its also cheaper than Parmigiano-Reggiano, probably because it's less well known.
Is Romano cheese supposed to hurt? Like it made me scream.
Weird, I just bought some boars head pecorino and was looking for recipes to use it on. Glad I bought the right one!
Sounds like in Bensonhurst Brooklyn 1978…Italian mother telling her son to buy locatelli and a loaf of semolina before dinner..
Locatelli is synonymous with pecorino romano. The fact that it gets second billing is probably because they had people on the board that still think the Olive Garden is Italian food.
Me: I always have pecorino with my pasta. Locatelli is so good that I make lines with it.
Yay! Locatelli, the one and only pecorino cheese I use.
Locatelli is the real deal. Why waste time with the American knock-offs?
Definitely love pecorino Romano.
will that woman EVER stop stuffing her face?
shes stuffing her face
Hello!
Does not matter how good the quality is, eventually you'll buy the one you like the taste of 🤔
Always go big or go home – Locatelli Rules
That's not a taste test, it's an eating test. She's just munching.
Locatelli always and evermore in my household.
Our family always uses Lacatelli. Always in soups and Gravy macaroni.
love these taste test. thanks
Costco.
$6.99 for 7 oz. Really, when I go into my Italian Deli it's $/lb. Not a good way to compare. You really need to up your game a bit.
Liberate the gamy funk! I'll take the real deal made with sheep's milk too.
Boar’s head, you’ve got to be kidding me.
For me, the Locatelli Pecorino Romano is a true Pecorino cheese. It is to pecorino Romano what Heinz ketchup is to ketchup. It is the standard bearer. There are small producers who make better cheese, but Locatelli is always available and its taste is consistent time after time. I prefer it in many cases to Parmigiano, but many Italians would disagree.
great alternative to regular parmesan if you can't (or dont want to) tolerate A1 dairy. sheep's milk is always A2.
I like peco Ray Romano. He's funny, 'cause Everyone Love Romano
Locatelli is my FAV
I find that it's always safe to trust Bridget's tastebuds.
😹😹😹 Bridget like “this sixth taste will really clarify”
The Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky uses pecorino romano in their famous "Hot Brown" open face turkey sandwich. https://www.brownhotel.com/dining/hot-brown
https://youtu.be/45Ch3PMDe30 where part 2 on your video?
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The locatelli is better imo. Even better is pecorino toscano
Who ever chose Boars Head doesn't know what Pecorino should taste like, Locatelli is the standard!
I buy it at Costco for about $6.50/ pound. I make my Alfredo sauce with it.
Bridget can get it tho!
This chick weighed 98 pounds when started doing this show😂
I just learned that Pecorino means little twat
Look it up.
🇮🇹 For further information, the link of the Pecorino Romano Consortium:
https://www.pecorinoromano.com/en
Just a sea of white faces. You need to diversity your staff!