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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Casu ré pecóra del Matese

Made in 5 steps over 2.7 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 2 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature35 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, raw, whole; evening and morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 2.7 h

Start
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What changes: Raw whole sheep milk goes into the vat

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

S, raw, whole; evening and 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

Matese ewe canestrato sold in three dialect-named ages. Made January to October.

Rind
Clean; basket-marked and moist when fresh, rough and oily with mould spots when aged
Size
0.5–1.5 kg; 10–15 cm diameter, 4–8 cm high

Variants

  • friscu (fresco): under 7 d
  • musciu (semi-stagionato): 7–90 d
  • siccu (stagionato): 90 d and over

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Casu ré pecóra del Matese' (id 1159)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov