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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Primosale stagionato di CuffianoCuffianella (bundle block title; name not confirmed by any source)

Made in 5 steps over 7.1 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 7 days (ONAF technical sheet PDF) and runs at 4–8 °C (ONAF technical sheet PDF). Salt is 20 % (ONAF technical sheet PDF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 7 daysReported[onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature4–8 °CReported[onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Salt20 %Reported[onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (Bruna or Pezzata Rossa), raw, whole; evening milk kept at 4 °C plus morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 7.1 days

Start
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4 °C

What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
4 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Bruna or Pezzata Rossa), raw, whole; evening milk kept at 4 °C plus morning milk

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

A primosale aged about a month, first devised to rescue unsold fresh cheese; soft, melting, with small elliptical eyes.

Rind
Thin, soft, deep straw, basket-marked
Size
1.2–1.5 kg; block 12 x 25 cm, 8 cm high

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  2. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov