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Cheese from Italy, Liguria

Formaggio di Santo Stefano d'Aveto (San Stè)

Made in 5 steps over 2.1 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 2 months (ONAF) and runs at 15 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 2 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature15 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (Bruna, Cabannina and crosses), raw; evening milk part-skimmed (creamed < 12 h), mixed with whole morning milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 2.1 months

Start
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What changes: Raw part-skimmed cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
up to 12 h
Reported
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Bruna, Cabannina and crosses), raw; evening milk part-skimmed (creamed < 12 h), mixed with whole 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

Pressed Apennine cow cheese with a hand-crumbled, salted-then-pressed curd; its whey makes Sarasso.

Rind
Thin, smooth, straw yellow to brown
Size
3.0–18.0 kg; Ø 30–35 cm, height 10 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio di Santo Stefano d'Aveto (San Stè)' (id 969)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Liguria (agriligurianet) PAT sheetgov