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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Cacioricotta caprino del Cilento

Made in 5 steps over 2 days – 3 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–3 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–3 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature85–90 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
goat milk, (Cilentana), raw, whole; hand-milked, pastured
Starter: acid whey from the previous day

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 days – 3 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole 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

G (Cilentana), raw, whole; hand-milked, pastured

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

Heat-and-rennet set keeps both casein and whey proteins, so it is part cacio, part ricotta. Made all year.

Rind
None when fresh; thin, rough with basket marks when aged
Size
1.5–2.5 kg; cylinder 13–24 cm, 4–7 cm high

Variants

  • Montano Antilia and Laurito: heat cycle 10–20 min longer

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Cacioricotta caprino del Cilento' (id 1150)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov