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Cheese from Italy, Sardegna

Provoletta di latte vaccino sardoPeretta

Made in 5 steps over 7.4 days – 9.5 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 7–9 days (ONAF) and runs at 4 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step7–9 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature4 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, whole, pasteurised 72 °C 20 s
Starter: added cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 7.4 days – 9.5 days

Start
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72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
0.4 min
Reported
Temperature
72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, whole, pasteurised 72 °C 20 s

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

Industrial pasteurised-cow version of the Sardinian pear-shaped pasta filata, mild and young.

Rind
Clean, thin, light straw
Size
400 g, 1.0 kg or 2.0 kg; pear shape with head

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Provoletta di latte vaccino sardo' (id 375)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Laore Sardegna PAT sheetgov