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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Agrì di Valtorta

Made in 5 steps over 8.8 days – 9 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 7 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 7 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature12–15 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow or goat milk, raw, whole, freshly milked
Starter: 1% acid whey from a previous make

Total time across the recorded steps: 8.8 days – 9 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow or goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C or G, raw, whole, freshly milked

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

What makes this one different

Tiny lactic cylinders shaped from a kneaded salted curd paste ('pasta di Agrì'), slow-set at low temperature over a day.

Rind
None (white, moist); thin wrinkled yellow or grey skin forms with maturation
Size
Ø 3–4 cm, h 4–6 cm; ~100 g (cow), 50 g (goat)

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Agrì di Valtorta' (id 903)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov