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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio nostrano veronese

Made in 6 steps over 3 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 3 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 3 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature33–34 °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, (mostly Bruna and Friesian), raw; evening milk part-skimmed by natural creaming, morning milk whole (cream makes butter, 'el boter')

Total time across the recorded steps: 3 months

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (mostly Bruna and Friesian), raw; evening milk part-skimmed by natural creaming, morning milk whole (cream makes butter, 'el boter')

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

The historic farm cheese of the Lessinia mountains, the fat-skimmed partner of local butter making; fragrant young, slightly piquant aged.

Rind
Smooth, fairly thin, fairly hard; straw yellow to light brown
Size
6–10 kg; Ø 25–35 cm, height 5–10 cm; fat in dry matter ≥ 30%

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio nostrano veronese' (id 1080)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov