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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio Contrin

Made in 6 steps over 30 min. The longest step, set the curd, takes 30 min (ONAF) and runs at 37 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step30 minReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
Temperature37 °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 (72 °C), whole; milk of three milkings
Starter: dairy lattoinnesto: milk heated to 75–85 °C, held at 40–43 °C until acid enough, kept chilled, used within 2–3 d

Total time across the recorded steps: 30 min

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72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, pasteurised (72 °C), whole; milk of three milkings

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

Soft, moist fresh semi-cooked cow cheese from a Ladin valley; paste white in winter and straw-coloured in summer; name from a hamlet of the comune.

Rind
Thin, rough, white with light grey veins from surface moulds
Size
4 kg; Ø 20 cm, height 4–5 cm, very convex side

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Contrin' (id 1060)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov