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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Caso Vallicelli

Made in 6 steps over 3.8 h – 3.9 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 3 h (ONAF) and runs at 38–40 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step3 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature38–40 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
AciditypH 5.2Reported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep, goat or sheep+goat milk, raw, whole; evening milk (once kept in the cave at ≤10 °C) plus morning milk
Starter: on-farm milk or whey starter allowed

Total time across the recorded steps: 3.8 h – 3.9 h

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up to 10 °C

What changes: Raw whole sheep or goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
up to 10 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S, G or S+G, raw, whole; evening milk (once kept in the cave at ≤10 °C) plus morning milk

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

Ewe/goat canestrato aged in caves, with a grey mould rind; may use artichoke coagulant.

Rind
Grey with cave moulds, slightly thick, oily
Size
1.0 kg and over; cylinder, basket-marked

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Caso Vallicelli' (id 1157)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov