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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

MaccagnoMacagn

Made in 6 steps over 22 days – 24 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature34–37 °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, raw or pasteurised, whole (raw only for the Presidio)

Total time across the recorded steps: 22 days – 24 days

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw or pasteurised, whole (raw only for the Presidio)

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

Buttery semi-cooked Biella toma; cook temperature rises with altitude and season.

Rind
Thin, smooth, brown/grey; firmer and wrinkled with age
Size
About 2 kg; cylinder ø 18–22 cm, side 6–8 cm

Variants

  • di cascina: winter, dry-fodder milk
  • d'alpe: 15 May–15 Oct on mountain pastures

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Maccagno' (id 458)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov