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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Caciocavallo podolico dei Monti Picentini

Made in 5 steps over 16 days – 17 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature36–37 °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, (Podolica, transhumant), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 16 days – 17 days

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 (Podolica, transhumant), 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

Scarce caciocavallo from Podolica cows that graze outdoors all year (about 1200 m in summer, 400 m in winter).

Rind
Clean; alabaster white when young, straw to reddish-yellow when aged
Size
1.0–2.0 kg; spheroid with raffia-tied head

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciocavallo podolico dei Monti Picentini' (id 1246)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov