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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Formaggio morbido del Matese

Made in 5 steps over 10 days – 3 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 10 days – 3 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step10 days – 3 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.
cow milk, (mainly Bruna or Pezzata Rossa), raw, whole; morning milk at body temperature

Total time across the recorded steps: 10 days – 3 months

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

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

C (mainly Bruna or Pezzata Rossa), raw, whole; morning milk at body temperature

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

Soft-to-semi-hard cow canestrato from Pietraroja with a light white bloom.

Rind
Thin, soft, straw with light white mould
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 morbido del Matese' (id 1182)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov