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Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio malga bellunese

Made in 6 steps over 31 days – 36 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 30–35 days (ONAF) and runs at 10–13 °C (ONAF). Salt is 15 % (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step30–35 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature10–13 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Salt15 %Reported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, part-skimmed by creaming in basins set in running mountain water (cream goes to butter)

Total time across the recorded steps: 31 days – 36 days

Start
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What changes: Cow cream 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, part-skimmed by creaming in basins set in running mountain water (cream goes to butter)

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

Summer alpine-pasture semi-fat cow cheese at serious risk of extinction: only about one malga in six still makes it the traditional way.

Rind
Thin, cloth-marked; straw yellow to darker with characteristic moulds
Size
2.0–7.0 kg (usually about 3.5 kg); Ø 25–40 cm, height 5–10 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio malga bellunese' (id 1051)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov