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Cheese from Italy, Calabria

Animaletti di provola

Made in 5 steps over 7.5 days – 9.5 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 4–5 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step4–5 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature50–60 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, whole; partly thermised (half the milk heated to 50–60 °C, then mixed with the rest); the ONAF page text says pasteurised

Total time across the recorded steps: 7.5 days – 9.5 days

Start
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50–60 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
50–60 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, whole; partly thermised (half the milk heated to 50–60 °C, then mixed with the rest); the ONAF page text says pasteurised

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

Provola sculpted by hand into small animals, traditionally sold at fairs as a gift for children; made to order all year.

Rind
None; surface just dried, smooth, straw-yellow
Size
35–300 g

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Animaletti di provola' (id 1102)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Calabria PAT sheet (no text layer)gov