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Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio Morlaccomorlak

Made in 5 steps over 8 days – 19 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 6–15 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step6–15 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35–40 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
DocumentedCheese8 days – 19 daysPAT; Slow Food Presidio (traditional 'del Presidio' method mentioned)Family: Uncooked or semi-cooked pressed cheese family (tomme, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Morbier, Raclette)More pressed uncooked cheesesMore from Italy

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw; evening milk skimmed by creaming overnight (traditionally in the airy 'Cason de l'Aria' malga room), mixed 1:1 with whole morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 8 days – 19 days

Start
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What changes: Raw part-skimmed cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw; evening milk skimmed by creaming overnight (traditionally in the airy 'Cason de l'Aria' malga room), mixed 1:1 with whole morning milk

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

Lean, very salty fresh mountain cheese with dense 'weeping' eyes, made June–September on Grappa pastures; recorded from the mid-19th century.

Rind
Ridged from the moulds, white to straw yellow; not edible
Size
5–10 kg; Ø 30–50 cm, height 7–12 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Morlacco' (id 1078)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov