Bitto DOP cheese is produced in the Alps of Northern Lombardy for over a millennium. In the early 2010s, a battle arose between the staunch traditionalists and those who advocate for the most industrial versions of the DOP product. Until the agreement was signed at the end of 2014. But that may not hold up ...

Can cheese really trigger what has been called a "war?" Yes, if the cheese in question is one of the most famous and prized in Italy, namely Bitto della Valtellina. The conflict began in 1994 and ended in 2014 with a fragile peace treaty, endangered by continuous skirmishes that risk rekindling the conflict.