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Traditional Agri-food Product, on the national list of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture
Pecorino is an Italian hard cheese produced from sheep's milk. The name pecorino derives from pecora, which means 'sheep' in Italian.
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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.