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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Formaggio caprino del Cilentocasu

Made in 5 steps over 7 days – 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 7–20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step7–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature36–37 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
goat milk, raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 7 days – 20 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole goat milk goes into the vat

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

G, raw, 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

Cilento goat canestrato whose forms are scalded twice in hot whey.

Rind
Thin, basket-marked, white to straw
Size
Variable; cylinder

Variants

  • calf rennet: sweet
  • kid rennet: sharper, piquant

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio caprino del Cilento' (id 1179)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov