Large Butterflies with Stracchino and Sweet Gorgonzola

Stracchino is a general term denoting several types of Lombard cheeses. Typically, they are straw-colored and buttery. The flavor varies from farm to farm. They are popular as breakfast cheeses and are becoming more readily available in the United States. The name comes from the Italian word stracco, which can best be translated as “dead tired.” The cows in Lombardy, at least in former times, made long journeys from the Alps down to the plain. When they arrived they were on th