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Cheese from Italy, Puglia

Scamorza di pecora

Made in 6 steps over 41 h – 2 days. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 16–24 h (ONAF) and runs at 15–25 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step16–24 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature15–25 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, raw, whole (two milkings), natural acidity, no starter

Total time across the recorded steps: 41 h – 2 days

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What changes: Raw whole sheep milk goes into the vat

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

S, raw, whole (two milkings), natural acidity, no starter

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

One of very few ewe-milk pasta filata cheeses; two ripening styles.

Rind
Lactic: none, white; proteolytic: very thin pale straw skin
Size
0.25–1.0 kg; belly Ø 6–12 cm, height 10–16 cm

Variants

  • maturazione lattica (< 1 d): white, sweet, no rind
  • lattico-proteolitica (15–20 d): thin straw skin, softer

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Scamorza di pecora' (id 900)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Puglia PAT sheetgov