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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Basilicata

CasieddoCasieddu

Made in 5 steps over 7 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 7 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step7 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, raw, whole (mixed breeds, extensive pasture)

Total time across the recorded steps: 7 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 (mixed breeds, extensive pasture)

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 cacioricotta variant: goat milk nearly boiled with nepitella so whey proteins set with the curd, sold in a fern wrap. Made June–September.

Rind
None or barely visible; aged: hard, grey-yellow
Size
0.4–0.5 kg; Ø 8–9 cm

Variants

  • fresco: sweet, fern-wrapped
  • stagionato: salted, hard grey-yellow rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Casieddo - Casieddu' (id 339)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] ALSIA PAT sheetgov