Pecorino is the name given to a group of Italian hard cheeses made from ewes’ milk and its name derives from the word pecora, meaning sheep. The best known pecorino, Pecorino Romano, is made not just in the area around Rome but also throughout Lazio, the province of Grosseto in Tuscany and in Sardinia. Its salty taste goes well with classic pasta dishes such as bucatini all’amatriciana, spaghetti alla carbonara and spaghetti
