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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Pecorino di Laticauda

Made in 5 steps over 2 months – 4 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–4 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–4 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35–40 °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, (Laticauda or Bagnolese), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months – 4 months

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

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S (Laticauda or Bagnolese), 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

Pecorino from the broad-tailed Laticauda sheep; aged cheese is floury and flakes. Mostly made November to July.

Rind
Treated with olive oil, oil and hot chilli, or a pepper sauce; straw to light brown
Size
1.5–2.5 kg, sometimes about 5 kg; 20 cm diameter, 4–8 cm high

Variants

  • fresco, semi-stagionato, stagionato: by ageing

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Pecorino di Laticauda' (id 1187)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov