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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio Cesio

Made in 6 steps over 15 days – 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–20 days (ONAF) and runs at 7–15 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature7–15 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (mostly Bruna / Brown Swiss), raw, whole
Starter: local lattoinnesto from raw milk with native strains (regional sheet)

Total time across the recorded steps: 15 days – 20 days

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (mostly Bruna / Brown Swiss), 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

Low-aroma, eyeless white semi-cooked cow cheese first made by the Cesiomaggiore dairy in the early 1970s; melts well.

Rind
None when fresh; very thin, smooth, milk-white when aged
Size
6.0 kg; Ø 32 cm, height 8 cm

Variants

  • fresco: 15–20 d, rindless
  • stagionato: 40–45 d, thin white rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Cesio' (id 1058)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov