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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Provola delle Madonie

Made in 6 steps over 11 days – 21 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 10–20 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step10–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature4 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (various breeds), raw, whole; evening milk chilled to 4 °C plus morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 11 days – 21 days

Start
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4 °C

What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
4 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (various breeds), raw, whole; evening milk chilled to 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

Madonie cow provola whose curd ripens 12 h under whey before stretching; plain or smoked.

Rind
Clean, thin, light straw (dark hazel if smoked)
Size
1.0–1.2 kg; pear with round head

Variants

  • Affumicata: smoked, dark hazel rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Provola delle Madonie' (id 1221)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov