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Traditional Agri-food Product, on the national list of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture
Il Canestrato vacchino, o in siciliano Canistratu vacchinu, è un formaggio a pasta dura di latte vaccino raramente misto a latte pecorino prodotto in tutta la Sicilia.
Il Canestrato vacchino rientra nell'elenco dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali (PAT) stilato dal ministero delle politiche agricole e forestali (Mipaaf).
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Sources: eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (names, type, registration dates); the national list of Traditional Agri-food Products of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, 11 March 2025 revision; Slow Food Foundation, Presidia in Sicily; texts and pictures from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Updated September 12, 2026.