Costa Cruises Promotes Pecorino Romano DOP On The Flagship Costa Diadema
Costa Cruises, working with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Tourism and the Italian Alliance of Agri-Food Cooperatives, presents an initiative dedicated to promoting one of the most widely appreciated examples of Italian gastronomic excellence: Pecorino Romano D.O.P.
For a whole month, on board the flagship Costa Diadema, during stopovers in Civitavecchia on April 5, 12, 19 and 26, special events will be organized to promote this famous Italian cheese.
In the ship’s main restaurants, guests will be offered a taste of Pecorino Romano to sample before dinner.
Furthermore, some of the dishes on the Lazio regional menu served on all Costa ships arriving in Civitavecchia will be pepped up with the unmistakable flavor of Pecorino Romano: these include mozzarella in carrozza (fried cheese sandwiches) on a pecorino romano fondue; amatriciana-style rigatoni with shavings of pecorino romano; redfish filet in a potato and pecorino romano crust. Guests on vacation on the Costa Diadema will have a chance to find out more about this cheese, its history, production and use, through corporate videos, brochures and recipe books supplied by the Pecorino Romano D.O.P. Consortium.
Every year, ships in the Costa fleet use around 10,000 kg of Pecorino Romano D.O.P. produced by five different Sardinian cooperatives belonging to the Italian Alliance of Agri-Food Cooperatives.
Despite its name suggesting that the cheese is originally from Lazio, not everyone knows that 97% of this cheese is actually produced in Sardinia.
