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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Matusc

Made in 6 steps over 32 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 30 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 30 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35–36 °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; milk rested up to 48 h in metal basins in running water and skimmed, then mixed with the last raw milking; spring and autumn

Total time across the recorded steps: 32 days

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What changes: Raw skimmed cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
up to 2 days
Reported
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw; milk rested up to 48 h in metal basins in running water and skimmed, then mixed with the last raw milking; spring and autumn

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

Small semi-skim mid-season cheese; each ~2.5 kg form also yielded about half a kilo of butter for sale.

Rind
Thin, smooth, straw to brown
Size
Ø 20 cm, h 7–10 cm; 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 'Matusc' (id 1020)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov