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Cheese from Italy, Toscana

Formaggio caprino delle Apuane

Made in 6 steps over 40 days – 2 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 40 days – 2 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step40 days – 2 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature30–35 °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: 40 days – 2 months

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

Step 1 of 6
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

Apr–Sep/Oct goat cheese; milk may set spontaneously from pasture plants; salt-marsh pastures give delicate aromas.

Rind
Thin, fairly smooth, whitish-yellow
Size
Small-medium cylinder; weight variable

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio caprino delle Apuane' (id 954)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Toscana PAT sheetgov