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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Pecorino bagnolesecasu 'r pecora

Made in 6 steps over 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 20 days (Production rules (disciplinare)).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 20 daysSet[disciplinare][onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet-2]Ripen
Temperature37–40 °CSet[disciplinare][onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet-2]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, (Bagnolese), raw or heat-treated, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole sheep milk goes into the vat

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

S (Bagnolese), raw or heat-treated, 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

Pecorino from the native Bagnolese sheep on the 1050 m Laceno plateau; becomes piquant and gratable after 6 mo. Mostly made November to July.

Rind
Clean or treated with oil, wax, lard, or oil and chilli powder
Size
1.5–2.0 kg; 12–20 cm diameter, 8–15 cm high

Variants

  • Presidio types: semi-aged, 6-month, cave-aged, pit-aged with grape pomace, with hay, wheat or straw

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Pecorino di Bagnolese' (id 1185)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [disciplinare] Production rules (disciplinare)spec
  4. [pat-sheet-2] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov