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Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Ainuzzi

Made in 5 steps over 24 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 24 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step24 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature37 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, whole; evening milk kept overnight plus fresh morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 24 h

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow 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, raw, whole; evening milk kept overnight plus fresh morning milk

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 pasta filata figures of animals once hung on saints' frames in Corpus Domini processions.

Rind
Thin skin, milk-white to light straw after a few days
Size
100–200 g; animal figures (deer, goats, …)

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Ainuzzi' (id 1210)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov