Of Sheep and Cheese: Pecorino in Lazio
By Jarrett Wrisley
THE FOOD OF LAZIO, the region of Italy that surrounds Rome, and of Rome itself, has been shaped for centuries by the pecorari, the people who care for, milk, and occasionally slaughter, sheep. It is difficult to underestimate the importance of lamb to the Roman dinner table. Baby lambs are roasted with rosemary. The offal i…