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Cheese from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzano

Algunder Butterkäse (Formaggio di Lagundo)

Made in 6 steps over 2 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 2 months (ONAF) and runs at 14 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 2 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature14 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, pasteurised, whole milk plus cream
Starter: natural cultures; mesophilic lactic cultures added after cutting

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months

Start
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What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, pasteurised, whole milk plus cream

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

Cream-enriched sister of the Lagundo farm cheese, with small slit-shaped eyes and a sometimes piquant taste.

Rind
Clean, thin, fairly hard, pale straw
Size
Ø 30 cm, height 10 cm, 6 kg; also a brick ('stanga') of the same weight

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Algunder butterkäse' (id 794)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Prov. Bolzano PAT sheetgov