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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

Boves

Made in 5 steps over 38 h. The longest step, ripen, takes 24 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step24 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature30 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow or mixed milk, (in summer 50% with goat and/or sheep milk), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 38 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 or M (in summer 50% with goat and/or sheep milk), raw, whole

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

Small farm toma whose forms are sealed by dipping in hot whey; now made only for home use by a few small farms.

Rind
Absent when fresh; thin, hard, yellowish when aged
Size
0.7–1.2 kg; cylinder ø 13–15 cm, side 4–5 cm

Variants

  • fresco: ready after 24 h, soft and elastic
  • stagionato: ≥30 d, harder, stronger aroma

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Boves' (id 444)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov