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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Sardegna

Bonassai

Made in 5 steps over 20 days – 30 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 20–30 days (ONAF) and runs at 7–8 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20–30 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature7–8 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, whole, pasteurised
Starter: dairy-made milk starter (lattoinnesto): pasteurised ewe milk at ~45 °C, optionally with native thermophilic strains, incubated 40–42 °C ~18–20 h (~45–50 °SH)

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days – 30 days

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

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

S, whole, 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

Soft square ewe cheese created in 1966, dusted with potato starch; can be frozen for ~6 months.

Rind
Clean, thin, smooth, ivory to straw; potato-starch dusted
Size
1.8–2.2 kg block 18×18×6 cm; also ~1 kg, 18×9 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Bonassai' (id 357)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Laore Sardegna PAT sheetgov