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Cheese from Italy, Toscana

Caciotta dolceVacchino dolce

Made in 5 steps over 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 20 daysReported[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, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days

Start
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68 °C

What changes: Thermised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
68 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, thermised 68 °C, 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

Soft cow caciotta from free-range Cutigliano herds; poplar-board ripening is part of its character. Young sister of Caciotta stagionata.

Rind
Thin, smooth, soft, straw-yellow
Size
1.3–1.5 kg; cylinder

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caciotta dolce' (id 949)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Toscana PAT sheetgov