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Cheese from Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia

Formaggio Asìnoformadi salmistrà

Made in 6 steps over 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature38 °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, whole; classico raw or thermised, morbido pasteurised
Starter: optional natural milk starter or local selected ferments

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days

Start
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What changes: Raw or pasteurised 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, whole; classico raw or thermised, morbido pasteurised

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

Matured submerged in a never-renewed milk-cream-salt brine; perhaps the oldest Friulian cheese.

Rind
Classico clean; morbido none
Size
Classico ø 30–40 cm, height 5–7 cm (12–15 in some cases); morbido square 20 cm side, 5 cm high

Variants

  • morbido: soft spreadable square, uncooked and unpressed, about 20 d in salmùerie
  • classico: semi-cooked, pressed, months in salmùerie

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Asìno' (id 388)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] ERSA FVG PAT sheetgov