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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Campania

Ricotta salaprese

Made in 4 steps over 2 months – 5.9 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 2–5.9 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–5.9 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature85–90 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
AciditypH 4–4.5Reported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow or sheep milk, whey (traditionally S only)

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months – 5.9 months

Start
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What changes: Cow or sheep whey from cheesemaking goes into the vat

Step 1 of 4
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C or S whey (traditionally S only)

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

Has no fresh form: repeatedly salted and dried for keeping. Once made only from unsold ricotta, dried under cloths.

Rind
Thin, clean, hard, dry, pale ivory
Size
≤1.0 kg; elongated truncated cone

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Ricotta salaprese' (id 1207)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov