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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Garda Tremosine

Made in 6 steps over 12 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 12 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 12 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature72 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (Bruna Alpina only), evening milk centrifuge-skimmed + whole morning milk, pasteurised 72 °C for 30 s
Starter: lactic cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 12 months

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72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
0.5 min
Reported
Temperature
72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Bruna Alpina only), evening milk centrifuge-skimmed + whole morning milk, pasteurised 72 °C for 30 s

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

Long-aged, pressed, grating-type semi-skim cheese from a single co-op dairy, with batch traceability on every wheel.

Rind
Thick, oiled with refined linseed oil, dark straw to brown, not edible
Size
Ø 30–32 cm, h 9–10 cm; 7–8 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Garda Tremosine' (id 1007)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov