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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Calabria

Mozzarella silana

Made in 5 steps over 25 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 24 h (ONAF) and runs at 85 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step24 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature85 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (mainly Podolica), whole, raw or pasteurised
Starter: lactic cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 25 h

Start
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What changes: Raw or pasteurised whole 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 (mainly Podolica), whole, raw or 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

Semi-cooked Podolica mozzarella made June–September as herds move up to the Sila; acid curd rests a day in cold water before stretching.

Rind
Smooth shiny milk-white skin
Size
0.25–0.40 kg; Ø ~10 cm, spheroid

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Mozzarella silana' (id 1119)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Calabria PAT sheet (no text layer)gov