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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Formaggella della Val Trompia

Made in 5 steps over 20 days – 25 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 20–25 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20–25 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature62 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, whole, thermised (slow 62 °C for 30 min)
Starter: lactic bacteria culture

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days – 25 days

Start
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62 °C

What changes: Thermised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
30 min
Reported
Temperature
62 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, whole, thermised (slow 62 °C for 30 min)

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

Year-round thermised-milk formaggella with a soft paste that turns creamy and slumps with age.

Rind
Thin, fairly smooth, straw yellow; deforms with age
Size
Ø 20–25 cm, h 4 cm; 1.8–2.0 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggella della Val Trompia' (id 995)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov