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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Motelì

Made in 5 steps over 3 days – 15 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 3–15 days (ONAF) and runs at 15–18 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step3–15 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature15–18 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
goat milk, (Bionda dell'Adamello), raw, whole, freshly milked; heated to ~93 °C to precipitate whey proteins, then cooled

Total time across the recorded steps: 3 days – 15 days

Start
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93 °C

What changes: Raw whole goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
93 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

G (Bionda dell'Adamello), raw, whole, freshly milked; heated to ~93 °C to precipitate whey proteins, then cooled

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

Cacio-ricotta-style goat cheese: milk is boiled-hot first so whey proteins stay in the curd.

Rind
None; snow-white, yellowing slightly with time or smoke
Size
Truncated cone or cylinder, h 9 cm; 0.400–0.500 kg

Variants

  • plain
  • aromatised with herbs/spices
  • lightly smoked

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Motelì' (id 1021)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov