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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Formaggella di Menconico

Made in 5 steps over 15 days – 40 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–40 days (ONAF) and runs at 4 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15–40 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature4 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, whole, two milkings, pasteurised 70 °C for 20 s
Starter: lactic cultures (salt added to the vat)

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

Start
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70 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
0.4 min
Reported
Temperature
70 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, whole, two milkings, pasteurised 70 °C for 20 s

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

Soft Pavia formaggella with salt added to the milk before setting.

Rind
Thin, rough, white to ivory
Size
Ø 20 cm, h 6–8 cm; 0.6–1.0 kg

Variants

  • larval type: broken down by Piophila casei (cheese fly) larvae into a very piquant pink-hazel cream sold in glass jars (F22)

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggella di Menconico' (id 996)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov