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Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio Moesin di Fregonamoesin (Venetian: 'soft')

Made in 6 steps over 21 days – 27 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 20–25 days (ONAF) and runs at 9–12 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20–25 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature9–12 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, pasteurised (74 °C, 20 s), whole, enriched with a little pasteurised cream
Starter: selected cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 21 days – 27 days

Start
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74 °C

What changes: Cow cream goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
0.4 min
Reported
Temperature
74 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, pasteurised (74 °C, 20 s), whole, enriched with a little pasteurised cream

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

Soft, cream-enriched latteria-type cheese made only by one Fregona cooperative dairy; good for melting dishes and pizza.

Rind
Thin, soft, smooth, straw-ivory
Size
6.0 kg; Ø 30–33 cm, height 7 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Moesin di Fregona' (id 1074)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov