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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Campania

Provola affumicata

Made in 5 steps over 2 days – 3 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–3 days (ONAF) and runs at 40–50 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–3 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature40–50 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (crossbreeds, once Podolica), raw, whole
Starter: whey starter from the previous make

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 days – 3 days

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

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

C (crossbreeds, once Podolica), 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

Name said to come from the 'prova' (stretch-test sample). Appears in 18th-century Neapolitan nativity scenes.

Rind
Skin, straw yellow; aged: slightly rough, ochre to reddish
Size
0.5 kg

Variants

  • fresco: skin rind
  • semi-stagionato (up to 5 mo): firmer reddish rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Provola affumicata' (id 1163)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov