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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

MurianengoMoncenisio

Made in 5 steps over 3 months – 3.1 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 3 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 3 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature30–35 °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, whole (formerly evening milk partly creamed; small goat/sheep additions likely in the past)

Total time across the recorded steps: 3 months – 3.1 months

Start
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What changes: Raw 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, raw, whole (formerly evening milk partly creamed; small goat/sheep additions likely in the past)

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

Two-day 'double-curd' blue made in the summer pasture season; Penicillium veining needs piercing.

Rind
Rustic, hard, rough, yellow-red
Size
5–12 kg; cylinder ø 25–35 cm, side 12–18 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Murianengo' (id 463)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov