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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Formaggella della ValcamonicaFormagèla

Made in 6 steps over 15 days – 40 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–40 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15–40 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature39 °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, freshly milked (variant with 10% G)

Total time across the recorded steps: 15 days – 40 days

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw, whole, freshly milked (variant with 10% G)

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

Alpine Brescian formaggella; locally split into a whole-milk table type and a longer-aged semi-skim type.

Rind
Light straw, deepening with age
Size
H 4 cm; 1.0–1.5 kg

Variants

  • Formagèla: whole raw milk, walnut curd, cook 40–41 °C, 30–90 d, ø 22 cm, h 5 cm, 1.5–2.0 kg, buttery melting paste
  • Formaèla: part-skimmed milk, hazelnut curd, cook 42–43 °C, 60–180 d, ø 22–24 cm
  • with 10% goat milk

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 Camonica' (id 991)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov