Fiore Sardo was "the" cheese of the shepherds on the island, produced in higher quantities, until the milk processing industry to have passed by the shepherds and Pecorino Romano became the first Sardinian cheese.

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Fiore Sardo was "the" cheese of the shepherds on the island, produced in higher quantities, until the milk processing industry to have passed by the shepherds and Pecorino Romano became the first Sardinian cheese.

The name kind "flower" apparently derives from the use which historically was the flower of the thistle as rennet, but other witnesses say that you would use in its manufacture wooden molds wild pear, chestnut, or on the bottom was carved like a flower all'asfodelo or pink peony. Each manufacturer and in some cases each municipality was recognizable thanks to this kind of brand.