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Cheese from Italy, Abruzzo

Cacio di vacca biancaCaciotta di vacca

Made in 5 steps over 20 min – 30 min. The longest step, set the curd, takes 20–30 min (ONAF) and runs at 36–38 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20–30 minReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
Temperature36–38 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, whole (Marchigiana or Podolica breeds)
Starter: whey or milk starter (thermophilic lactic flora)

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

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, raw, whole (Marchigiana or Podolica breeds)

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

Farm caciotta of the white beef breeds, made mainly from milk left over during and after calf weaning; stronger flavour than caciotte from dairy breeds.

Rind
Thin, clean, white turning straw-yellow; basket marks
Size
0.8–2.0 kg; Ø 12–20 cm, height 7–12 cm

Variants

  • fresco: soft, elastic
  • semistagionato: harder, straw-yellow

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Cacio di vacca bianca' (id 314)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Abruzzo PAT sheetgov