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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Umbria

Pecorino di Norcia (del caseificio)Cacio

Made in 5 steps over 2 months – 2.1 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 2 months (Regione Umbria) and runs at 6 °C (Regione Umbria).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 2 monthsReported[pat-sheet][onaf-sheet]Ripen
Temperature6 °CReported[pat-sheet][onaf-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, pasteurised, or raw heated to ~90 °C then cooled; whole
Starter: thermophilic lactic ferments

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months – 2.1 months

Start
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90 °C

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

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
90 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S, pasteurised, or raw heated to ~90 °C then cooled; 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

Dairy version of the Norcia shepherd's pecorino, from heat-treated milk; fresh at ~60 d, a grating cheese at 8–12 mo.

Rind
Clean, smooth, straw-yellow
Size
~3 kg (falls with age); Ø 15–24 cm, side 8–14 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [pat-sheet] Regione Umbria, PAT sheets (Pecorino di Norcia; del pastore; in fossa/grotta; in botte; Umbro)gov
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet 'Pecorino di Norcia - Pecorino di Norcia del pastore'web