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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Fiorone della Valsassina

Made in 5 steps over 6.5 days – 8 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 5–6 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step5–6 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature30–33 °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, raw, whole (also alpine milk)
Starter: natural cultures (farm whey)

Total time across the recorded steps: 6.5 days – 8 days

Start
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What changes: Raw 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, raw, whole (also alpine 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

Named for the curd that opens like a flower; a long-rested soft log that can be cave-ripened with a washed Taleggio-like surface.

Rind
None (fresh); very thin straw-yellow skin (aged)
Size
Log ø 5 cm, h 7 cm; ~200 g

Variants

  • fresco: creamy, acidic
  • stagionato 30 d: washed skin
  • speziato: paprika or pepper/garlic/chives

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Fiorone della Valsassina' (id 985)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov