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Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio di SappadaPlodar Semar Kase (latteria)

Made in 6 steps over 2 months. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 2 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 2 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature32 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw or pasteurised; evening milk skimmed by creaming, morning milk whole; in alpine season 10–50% G may be added

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 months

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

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw or pasteurised; evening milk skimmed by creaming, morning milk whole; in alpine season 10–50% G may be added

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

Old-tradition Sappada cheese with local-dialect names, made in a hay-fed dairy type and a grass-fed malga type; summer wheels may include goat milk.

Rind
Smooth, thin to slightly thick, straw yellow to light hazelnut
Size
5.0–7.0 kg; Ø 30–32 cm, height 6–8 cm

Variants

  • Latteria (Plodar Semar Kase): village dairy, hay-fed cows
  • Malga (Plodar Olbm Kase): alpine pasture, grass-fed, raw milk

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio di Sappada' (id 1070)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov