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Fermented milk from Italy, Lombardia

Mascarpone artigianale

Made in 3 steps over 8 h – 12 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 8–12 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step8–12 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature90 °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, cream (from centrifuged milk), pasteurised

Total time across the recorded steps: 8 h – 12 h

Start
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What changes: Pasteurised cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 3
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C cream (from centrifuged milk), pasteurised

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

Cream set by direct acid and heat rather than by bacteria; no fermentation.

Rind
None; dense cream-white paste
Size
0.200–0.500 (unit printed as g in the ONAF sheet); sold loose, in tubs or parchment
Boundary
Set by citric acid and heat; not fermented

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Mascarpone artigianale' (id 988)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov