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Cheese from Italy, Toscana

Raviggiolo di pecora pistoiese

Made in 5 steps over 4.3 days – 5.3 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 4–5 days (ONAF) and runs at 4 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step4–5 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.
sheep milk, raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 4.3 days – 5.3 days

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

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

S, 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

Uncut raw-ewe curd laid on leaves; made Oct–Mar.

Rind
None; milk-white, marked by baskets
Size
~500 g; truncated cone

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Raviggiolo di pecora pistoiese' (id 943)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Toscana PAT sheetgov