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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Formaggella di Tremosine

Made in 6 steps over 41 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 40 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 40 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature72 °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, pasteurised 72 °C for 30 s
Starter: freeze-dried thermophilic, mesophilic cultures and lactobacilli

Total time across the recorded steps: 41 days

Start
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72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
0.5 min
Reported
Temperature
72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, whole, pasteurised 72 °C for 30 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

Co-op (Alpe del Garda) formaggella ripened with selected moulds.

Rind
Thin, fairly smooth, straw
Size
Ø 16–18 cm, h 5–7 cm; 1.4–1.8 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggella Tremosine' (id 997)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov