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Prepared to wait for more than a decade for their cheese to mature. paolo ciapparelli has devoted his whole life to bitto, a 2,000-year-old type of cheese so expensive it was never eaten by those who made it. wow. and it became the local currency. each of these cheese wheels can cost up to $850, making it one of the most expensive cheeses in the world. >> wow. the secret to this extraordinary cheese is that it's made from the milk of cows that graze on alpine grass at different altitudes throughout the summer. >> can you tell by the smell?
>> oh that's really good. >> no, no, oh no. now i'm very nervous. >> it's a good sign if he's not saying anything. >> that's the best compliment anybody could ever have. i'd like to think it's my culinary talent that made this dish so successful but my instinct is its paolo's cheese. that's delicious. i'm so glad that paolo saved this cheese from extinction. i defy anyone who tries pizzoccheri with bitto not to become a cheese outlaw. nice boat.
Oh! that's pretty good! >> super! >> oh, no, now i'm very nervous. it's a good sign if he's not saying anything? that's the best compliment anybody could ever have. i'd like to think it's my culinary talent that made this dish so successful, but my instinct is it's paolo's cheese. that's delicious. i'm so glad that paolo saved this cheese from extinction. i defy anyone who tries pizzoccheri with bitto not to become a cheese outlaw.
In the village of gerola alta, they are prepared to wait for more than a decade for their cheese to mature. >> stanley. ciao, ciao. >> paolo ciapparelli has devoted his whole life to bitto, a two thousand year old type of cheese so expensive it was never eaten by those who made it. wow! and it became the local currency. each of these cheese wheels can cost up to $850, making it one of the most expensive cheeses in the world. wow! the secret to this extraordinary cheese is that it's made from the milk of cows that graze on alpine grass at different