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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Caciocavallo del Matese

Made in 5 steps over 25 days. The longest step, ripen, takes up to 25 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepup to 25 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature38 °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, thermised, whole
Starter: whey starter made on site

Total time across the recorded steps: 25 days

Start
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What changes: Thermised 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, thermised, 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

Mountain caciocavallo whose curd ripens in a cherry-wood tub; the whey is saved for the next make.

Rind
Clean; white and smooth when fresh, straw, then brown and rough when aged
Size
0.8–2.5 kg

Variants

  • fresco, semi-stagionato, stagionato: by ageing time

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciocavallo del Matese' (id 1141)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov