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Cheese from Italy, Toscana

Pecorino a latte crudo della montagna pistoiese

Made in 5 steps over 20 min – 40 min. The longest step, set the curd, takes 20–40 min (ONAF) and runs at 35–38 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20–40 minReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
Temperature35–38 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, raw, whole (never above 40 °C)

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 min – 40 min

Start
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40 °C

What changes: Raw whole sheep milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
40 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S, raw, whole (never above 40 °C)

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

Raw-milk mountain pecorino sold at three ages; thistle rennet is an option.

Rind
Soft to hard, smooth, straw to grey-brown
Size
0.8–2.2 kg; Ø 18–20 cm, side 6–15 cm

Variants

  • Fresco: 7–20 d
  • Abbucciato: 35–60 d
  • da Asserbo: 3–12 mo, side 8–15 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Pecorino a latte crudo della Montagna Pistoiese' (id 921)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Toscana PAT sheetgov