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Cheese from Italy, Lazio

Caciotta di vacca ciociara (semplice e alle erbe)

Made in 6 steps over 11 days – 21 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 10–20 days (ONAF) and runs at 4 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step10–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature4 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, pasteurised 68–72 °C 20 s, whole
Starter: mesophilic cultures, rennet added 30 min later

Total time across the recorded steps: 11 days – 21 days

Start
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68–72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
0.4 min
Reported
Temperature
68–72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, pasteurised 68–72 °C 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 caciotta in shape but a pasta filata in method: stretched curd moulded into cylinders.

Rind
Thin, smooth, elastic, white; ochre after smoking
Size
0.3 / 0.6 / 1.0 kg; cylinder, side 6–8 cm

Variants

  • Semplice: plain or smoked
  • Alle erbe: chilli, garlic, pepper or truffle

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciotta di vacca ciociara (semplice e alle erbe)' (id 826)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lazio PAT sheetgov