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Cheese from Italy, Calabria

Caciocavallo di Ciminà

Made in 5 steps over 4 h – 10 h. The longest step, cut and drain the curd, takes 4–10 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step4–10 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Cut and drain the curd
Temperature25–30 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
mixed milk, : C (Podolica, 90–95%) + G (5–10%), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 4 h – 10 h

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow and goat milk goes into the vat

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

M: C (Podolica, 90–95%) + G (5–10%), 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

Podolica caciocavallo with a small share of goat milk, set at milking temperature.

Rind
Fresh: none, smooth shiny white; aged: thin, fairly hard, wrinkled, whitish-yellow
Size
Fresh 0.4 kg; aged 1.0–3.0 kg

Variants

  • two-headed: fresh, 0.4 kg
  • one-headed: semi-aged to aged, 1–3 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciocavallo di Ciminà' (id 1105)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Calabria PAT sheet (no text layer)gov