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There are so many fascinating cities in India, and for 5-star hotels, Bangalore is among the finest.  The hotels here live up to the long tradition of hospitality here, and are absolutely first-rate for providing excellent technological amenities.  Guests here will be both relaxed and refreshed, and well-connected to the world at large.  Bangalore itself is an amazing place.  It has one of the largest universities in the world, a thriving economy, and a diversity of people and traditions.  The food is also excellent here, prepared by master chefs who have a solid knowledge of old and new traditions in world cuisine.

The local food is excellent as well, and there are many fine restaurants where the whole family can enjoy a meal.  There is also a place where Benedictine monks make Italian cheese.  There are many things that are unique to Bangalore, and this certainly counts among the more interesting.  Called Vallambrosa, which means, roughly, “valley of the shadow,” it is run by the knowledgeable and humble Father K. L. Michael.  When he was in Italy, doing his theological coursework, he became interested in the tradition of cheesemaking, and decided to start studying it.  After eight years in Naples, he returned to Bangalore and brought the craft with him.

The secret to good Italian mozzarella is buffalo milk, and Vallambrosa takes 160 liters of milk to make 40 kilograms of cheese every day.  It could certainly be more, because the demand for their cheese is very high, because the quality is superb, and attracts fine restaurants as well as expats living in Bangalore.  The six-person team is also charged with taking care of the monastery, so they are producing as much as they can, or even want.  The profits are all absorbed by the charitable trust, so it really is a labor of love.  Aside from mozzarella, they also make mascarpone, caciotta, ricotta, bocconcini, and pecorino.

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