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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Belicino

Made in 6 steps over 16 h – 17 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 12 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step12 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature36 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, (Valle del Belice breed), raw, whole; one or two milkings

Total time across the recorded steps: 16 h – 17 h

Start
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What changes: Raw whole sheep milk goes into the vat

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

S (Valle del Belice breed), raw, whole; one or two milkings

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

Fresh Belice ewe cheese studded with Nocellara del Belice olives; made Feb–Nov.

Rind
None; white, moist, basket-marked
Size
1.0–5.0 kg; cylinder

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Belicino' (id 1212)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov