Mascarpone
Pronounced: mas-kar-POHN-nay
Nutrition
From Italy's Lombardy region, a buttery, rich, double- or triple-cream cheese from cow's milk. Ivory colored, soft, and delicate. Texture ranges from a light clotted cream to that of room temperature butter. A delicately flavored cheese.
Ethnicity
Italian
Season
available year-round
Matches well with
brandy, chocolate, fruit, mushrooms, polenta, strawberries, sugar