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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Scamorza di Montella

Made in 6 steps over 2.7 h – 4.7 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 2–4 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–4 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature36–38 °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, (Bruna), raw, whole

Total time across the recorded steps: 2.7 h – 4.7 h

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What changes: Raw whole 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 (Bruna), 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

Semi-cooked Irpinian scamorza from Bruna cows.

Rind
Fresh: very thin white skin; aged: thin pale-to-deep straw rind
Size
≤0.600 kg; roughly cylindrical, with head

Variants

  • fresco: white skin
  • semi-stagionato: straw rind

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Scamorza di Montella' (id 1169)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov