Cheese "Viola" - nostalgia of taste

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Probably, each of us remembers the wonderful processed cheese "Viola" from childhood. Just one bite of a sandwich with this unearthly tenderness, and the taste buds seem to thank you for the delicious sensations that spread throughout the body.

Viola cheese: brand history

It was produced in 1934 in Finland. Cheese "Viola" can be called a kind of hallmark of Valio. It does not immediately become clear that in fact the brand name was formed after rearranging the letters in the company name.

Many do not even suspect that it was originally called Oliva. The Russian market was enriched with this product only in 1956 after the company decided to send exports to the territory of the USSR. Before that, Russia had never heard of such an explosion of taste sensations as Viola processed cheese. Its creamy taste has remained in the memory of three generations of the post-Soviet space.

However, the product gained real fame in 1980 during the Olympics in the capital, when the USSR government decided to entrust Valio to act as the official supplier of dairyproducts during the competition. Initially, processed cheese "Viola" was considered a delicacy and was a decoration of every festive table, and later turned into an ideal addition to sandwiches and sandwiches.

Through the decades

Many times the packaging of the famous product has undergone transformations: at first it was a plastic jar weighing 250 grams, and now a variety of species has become commonplace. You will find cheese "Viola" in "triangles", and "baths", and slices. But always, in any design scenario, the blonde Viola showed off on the packaging of this product. Russia generally has a weakness for Viola cheese, processed abroad. It is known that every third package of processed cheese purchased in large cities of Russia is a product of this particular brand.

Traditionally, the divinely delicious cheese was produced in Finland, but its unexpected popularity, as well as the desire of producers to be closer to their main customers, contributed to the opening of the Russian production of Viola cheese.

In 2009, cream cheese began to be produced in triangles at the new Valio plant in the Moscow region (Ershovo).

2014 marks the anniversary of the melted goodies maker. It was in this year that the first melted cheese trays began to be produced at the enterprise itself, and the partner enterprise distinguished itself by the production of sweet butter under the same brand.

This product meets all the requirements of GOST and is produced according to a special recipe tested by Valio technologists from Finland.

2016year produced sliced Viola cheese.

Production technology

This cheese is made from hard and semi-hard varieties (Tilsit, Edam, Emmental), milk powder and butter. The ingredients used to create this unique delicacy are natural and meet all domestic and European quality standards.

For example, Viola cheese with mushrooms does include porcini mushrooms and chanterelles, while the boiled pork version actually contains pieces of natural meat.

The unique recipe, which was developed by Finnish technologists, still remains unchanged - it is strictly observed at all Valio factories. As suppliers guarantee, raw materials for Viola do not contain any GMOs or antibiotics. The additives indicated on the packaging are indeed natural and gradually expand the boundaries of taste spaces - new tastes are invented for the most demanding gourmets. Sandwiches flavored with cream cheese can increase efficiency to the required level, which will provide the body with the necessary energy.

Calorie Viola cream cheese

This cheese is rich in vitamins and proteins. Vitamins include the following: A, B2, B1, E, B6, B9, PP. Macronutrients include a string of calcium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, while micronutrients include zinc, iron, manganese, copper, sodium, potassium.

This product is virtually lactulose-free, making it harmless to those with lactulose intolerance. Thanks totryptophan contained in it, a person can get rid of headaches.

Getting fat on it will not be so easy if you eat only a couple of slices of bread with cheese a day, because the calorie content of the product per 100 g is about 310 kilocalories.