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Cheese from Italy, Puglia

Pallone di Gravina

Made in 6 steps over 4 months. The longest step, ripen, takes up to 4 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepup to 4 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature36–37 °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, (formerly Podolica), raw, whole
Starter: natural whey starter

Total time across the recorded steps: 4 months

Start
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What changes: Raw whole 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 (formerly Podolica), raw, whole

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

Headless, ball-shaped caciocavallo from a few Gravina dairies; keeps hardening and can be grated.

Rind
Thin to medium, smooth, straw to amber; brownish mould spots may stay after washing
Size
1.0–10.0 kg; sphere Ø 18–30 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Pallone di Gravina' (id 865)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Puglia PAT sheetgov