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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Campania

Caciocchiato

Made in 6 steps over 2 months – 12 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–12 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–12 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature68 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, thermised 68 °C for 20 s, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months – 12 months

Start
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68 °C

What changes: Thermised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
0.4 min
Reported
Temperature
68 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, thermised 68 °C for 20 s, 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

A pasta filata with small round propionic eyes, which give the name. One dairy makes it.

Rind
Clean, smooth, matt, straw to amber; mould spots removed
Size
10–11 kg after ageing

Variants

  • affumicato: cold-smoked over straw

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciocchiato' (id 1149)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov