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Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Provola dei Monti SicaniCaciotta

Made in 6 steps over 31 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 30 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step30 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature34–37 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (Bruna, Frisona, some Modicana), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 31 days

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Bruna, Frisona, some Modicana), 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

Semi-cooked raw cow provola of the Sicani mountains, eaten young.

Rind
Very thin skin or clean rind, white to straw
Size
0.9–1.0 kg; pear with small head

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Provola dei monti Sicani' (id 1220)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov