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Cheese from Italy, Liguria

Formaggetta delle Valli del Levante ligureformaggetta della Val Graveglia

Made in 5 steps over 31 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 30 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step30 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature32–35 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow or mixed milk, (C-S, C-S-G), whole or part-skimmed, raw or pasteurised; proportions follow the season

Total time across the recorded steps: 31 days

Start
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What changes: Raw or pasteurised part-skimmed cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C or M (C-S, C-S-G), whole or part-skimmed, raw or pasteurised; proportions follow the season

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

Family of farmhouse formaggette from eastern Liguria, each farm using whatever milk it has; oil-rubbed rind; used as filling for 'testaieu'.

Rind
None when fresh; slightly wrinkled from the baskets; white to brown with age
Size
0.150–2.000 kg; Ø 12–18 cm, height 2–10 cm (Val Graveglia: Ø about 15 cm, height 8–10 cm); 10 L milk gives 1 kg

Variants

  • Val Graveglia: cow or mixed, seasonal
  • Valle Stura: curd broken after about 24 h
  • Bonassola: rarely salted

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggetta delle Valli del Levante ligure' (id 967)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Liguria (agriligurianet) PAT sheetgov