The salignön is a ricotta cheese with a creamy and fat consistency and a spicy flavor, obtained from the residual whey of cheese making enriched with milk or cream. Kneaded with salt, pepper and chilli (hence the origin of its pink colour), it is further flavoured with aromatic mountain herbs.
Its weight is about 300 grams; once upon a time its short seasoning took place near the chimney hood, so as to give the product a light smoking.
The salignön is a real delicacy, but it is not easily available: you can buy it only in a few stores and in some dairies. Unlike other cheeses, usually consumed at the end of the meal, the salignön is served on the table mainly as an appetizer or used to stuff the typical "miasse".
