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Cheese from Italy, Marche

Caprino al lattice di fico

Made in 5 steps over 32 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 30 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 30 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature36–38 °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, raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 32 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, 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

Goat cheese coagulated with fig latex from a stirred fig twig, an old method revived.

Rind
Rough, dry; ivory or grey when fresh, hard straw-yellow when aged
Size
Variable; cylinder

Variants

  • Fresco: soft, ivory or grey rind
  • Stagionato: hard straw-yellow rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caprino al lattice di fico' (id 418)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Marche PAT sheetgov