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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Caprino vaccinoRobiolino

Made in 5 steps over 25 h. The longest step, ripen, takes 24 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step24 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature32–38 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, pasteurised, whole or skimmed
Starter: acid whey or thermophilic cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 25 h

Start
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What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, pasteurised, whole or skimmed

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

Cow's-milk 'caprino': a creamy log named after the goat type but made from cow milk, often herb- or spice-flecked.

Rind
None (fresh); very thin white-yellow skin with possible yellow/orange moulds (aged)
Size
Log ø 2–3 cm, 10 cm long; 80–160 g
Boundary
Some makers dip it in a potassium sorbate bath

Variants

  • fresco
  • stagionato (≥7 d): thin skin, buttery cooked-milk aroma
  • light: skimmed milk
  • aromatizzato: coloured flecks of herbs/spices

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caprino vaccino' (id 979)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov