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Cheese from Italy

Formaggella del Luinese DOPFormaggella del Luinese

Cylinder 13–15 cm across, 4–6 cm high, 700–900 g; fat in dry matter ≥41 %, dry matter ≥45 %; white paste, natural rind. Made in 5 steps over 22 days. The longest step, ripen in cells or natural cellars, takes at least 20 days (Domanda di registrazione 'Formaggella del Lui…) and runs at up to 15 °C (Domanda di registrazione 'Formaggella del Lui…). Mixed lactic cocci and rods, homo- and heterofermentative, from milk, environment and starter does most of the fermenting.

Key numbers
Main stepat least 20 daysSet[eu-application][pat-sheet-2][onaf]Ripen in cells or natural cellars
Temperatureup to 15 °CSet[eu-application][pat-sheet-2][onaf]Ripen in cells or natural cellars
DocumentedCheese22 daysMore other cheesesMore from Italy

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
raw whole goat milk (Camosciata delle Alpi, Nera di Verzasca, Saanen and crosses)
Starter: natural or selected starter, mainly thermophilic LAB, small doses of mesophiles allowed

Total time across the recorded steps: 22 days

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32–34 °Cshapes, not to countLactic acid bacteria

What changes: Starter and calf rennet go into cold-held raw goat milk

Step 1 of 5
Hold raw milk cold (max 30 h at ≤4 °C), add starter and calf rennet
Time
30–40 min
Set
Temperature
32–34 °C
Set
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactic acid bacteria
Moulds

Output: coagulum.

Flavour
milky, mild goat
Texture
gel of medium-firm density
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

thermophilic LAB acidify

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

Safety

Raw-milk cheese ripened only 20 days.

History and sources

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

PDO registered by Reg. (UE) 102/2011 (application OJ C 220, 14.8.2010). The only Italian PDO goat cheese from the Lombard pre-Alps.

  1. [eu-application] Domanda di registrazione 'Formaggella del Luinese', GU UE C 220, 14.8.2010, via ONAFspec
  2. [pat-sheet-2] Reg. (UE) 102/2011 (registration), via ONAFgov
  3. [onaf] ONAF scheda 'Formaggella del Luinese' (id 204)web