Lattebusche
Belluno cooperative founded in 1954 at Busche, Cesiomaggiore. It makes Piave DOP (Italian Wikipedia calls it the leading producer), Montasio, Asiago Fresco, Grana Padano and Schiz.
About Schiz
A very fresh cheese of the Belluno mountains, born in the alpine huts from the curd of just-milked cow's milk. It is not a DOP; Italian Wikipedia lists it as a traditional agri-food product (PAT). Lattebusche, which makes it today, derives the name from the dialect schizar, either for the curd that spurted from the moulds or for the whey droplets that spurt while it cooks; Wikipedia gives the second. It is browned in butter in a pan, then finished with cream or milk, and eaten with polenta.
Made in: Province of Belluno
On the plate
A compact paste of a brilliant white with an intense smell of milk, per Lattebusche. It is browned in butter and finished with cream or milk, and polenta is the characteristic partner.
Wine and cheese
What to pour with Schiz
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Brut or drier Veneto
Our pickSchiz is browned in butter, finished with cream and eaten with polenta. A dry Valdobbiadene brings acidity and fine bubbles that cut the butter and cream and leave the plain milk flavour clear.
The grapes behind these winesGlera
From the source
Where to buy and taste it
Spaccio Caseificio Ponte di Barbarano
Shop next to the cooperative dairy, rebuilt and enlarged in 2018. Besides cheese it sells a wide range of dairy products.
Caseificio Gugole shop
Opened in the 1990s so that people of the Val d'Alpone could buy the Gugole products directly. Open Monday to Saturday with a midday break.
Spaccio Pennar, Asiago
Shop at the dairy on Via Pennar. Pennar lists two more, Mörar at Via Ceresara 18 in Asiago and Tresché at Cesuna in Roana, and announces one in Vicenza as opening soon.
La Casara Roncolato, Soave
Second shop of La Casara Roncolato, on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Soave, closed on Sundays.
Cheese experiences nearby
Festa Storica del Formaggio Monte Veronese, Erbezzo
Cheese festival in the streets of Erbezzo with a competition between Monte Veronese DOP cheeses, a guided tasting, a children's cheese-making workshop and direct sales by producers. The 2026 edition was the 34th.
Moonlight Lessinia, full-moon hikes with a mountain-hut dinner
Guided full-moon hikes in the Lessinia Natural Park followed by a tasting dinner with the Monte Veronese Consortium. In 2025-2026 the dinners were at a traditional malga, with Monte Veronese DOP and VinNatur natural wines, and the hikes were led by AIGAE guides.
Caseificio Aperto, open day at the Barbarano dairy
Open day at the cooperative dairy with guided visits, tastings of its cheeses and local products, and the shop open. It is free, needs no booking, and the dairy reports about 2,000 visitors a year.
Guided visit to the Ponte di Barbarano dairy
A 35 to 40 minute walk through nearly all the dairy rooms to see milk turned into Grana Padano and Asiago Pressato, with a tasting at the end and the shop next door. Booking by phone or email is required.
Guided visit to the Pennar dairy, Asiago
Guided visit of the Caseificio Pennar dairy on weekday afternoons, Monday to Friday 15:00 to 17:00, by reservation through the form on the dairy's visits page or by phone.
Schiz: questions
How is Schiz cooked?
Lattebusche says it is browned in butter over a lively flame, then cream or milk is added and it is left to reduce under a lid.
What is Schiz served with?
Polenta is the most characteristic accompaniment, per Lattebusche; it can also go with some meats or pasta.
Same cheeseboard
More cheeses from Veneto
Plan the trip
Visit Schiz country
Tastings and tours where it is made, and somewhere to stay.
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Sources: it.wikipedia.org, www.lattebusche.com. The drawing is made from the cheese's recorded shape, rind and paste, not a photograph.