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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Formaggio duro di latte di pecora, capra e vacca

Made in 5 steps over 2.1 months – 6.1 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–6 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–6 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature37–38 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
mixed milk, (C+S+G), raw, whole; spring mix about 70% cow, 20% ewe, 10% goat

Total time across the recorded steps: 2.1 months – 6.1 months

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

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

M (C+S+G), raw, whole; spring mix about 70% cow, 20% ewe, 10% goat

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

Three-milk hard cheese from a very small Matese area; kid rennet makes it piquant with age.

Rind
Treated, oily, basket-marked, straw to light brown
Size
1.0–2.0 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio duro di latte di pecora, capra e vacca' (id 1181)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov