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Cheese from Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Pecorino dell'Appennino Reggiano

Made in 5 steps over 1.4 h – 1.6 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 1 h (Disciplinare di produzione) and runs at 38 °C (Disciplinare di produzione).

Key numbers
Main step1 hSet[disciplinare][onaf][onaf-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature38 °CSet[disciplinare][onaf][onaf-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, whole; soft type pasteurised; semi-hard type raw or thermised (63 °C 5 min in summer), pasteurisation forbidden
Starter: selected or natural cultures in whey or ewe milk from the area

Total time across the recorded steps: 1.4 h – 1.6 h

Start
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63 °C

What changes: Raw or pasteurised whole sheep milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
5 min
Set
Temperature
63 °C
Set
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S, whole; soft type pasteurised; semi-hard type raw or thermised (63 °C 5 min in summer), pasteurisation forbidden

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

Sweeter, less salty Apennine pecorino whose aged rind keeps natural grey-green moulds; made mainly Mar–Sep by very few farms.

Rind
Pale white-yellow (fresh) to brown with grey-green moulds (aged)
Size
1.0–2.5 kg; cylinder, ø 15–22 cm, side 7–11 cm (never above half the diameter)

Variants

  • Pasta tenera: pasteurised milk, fresh
  • Pasta semidura: raw or thermised milk, semi-cooked, aged with natural moulds

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Pecorino dell'Appennino reggiano' (id 435)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [disciplinare] Disciplinare di produzionespec