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Cheese from Italy, Toscana

Formaggi di latte di capra dell'Isola di Capraia

Made in 5 steps over 32 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 30 days (ONAF) and runs at 4 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 30 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.
goat milk, pasteurised 72 °C ~30 min, whole
Starter: lactic ferments

Total time across the recorded steps: 32 days

Start
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72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
30 min
Reported
Temperature
72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

G, pasteurised 72 °C ~30 min, whole

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

Island goat cheeses: a kneaded, extruded, herb-flavoured fresh caprino and a month-aged moulded type.

Rind
None (fresh); clean, wrinkled from moulds (aged)
Size
70 g tomino (fresh); 0.7 kg (aged)

Variants

  • Caprino freschissimo: 70 g, kneaded with salt and spices/herbs
  • stagionato: 0.7 kg, ≥ 30 d

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggi di latte di capra dell'Isola di Capraia' (id 952)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Toscana PAT sheetgov