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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Fior delle Dolomiti

Made in 5 steps over 15 days – 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature38–41 °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, whole
Starter: natural lattoinnesto 3–4 L/hL, or freeze-dried cultures; ~20 min before renneting

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

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

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

C, pasteurised, 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

Italico/caciotta-type soft buttery table cheese; born at the Mas di Sedico dairy school founded in 1928, popular from the 1950s.

Rind
Thin, smooth, tender, pale straw yellow
Size
1.0–2.5 kg; Ø 15–25 cm, height 5 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Fior delle Dolomiti' (id 1048)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov