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Cheese from Italy, Veneto

Formaggio Schiz

Made in 5 steps over 1.4 h – 1.5 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 1 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step1 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature32–38 °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, very fresh, raw or pasteurised, whole or part-skimmed by natural creaming
Starter: none for raw milk; sieroinnesto required for pasteurised milk

Total time across the recorded steps: 1.4 h – 1.5 h

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

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, very fresh, raw or pasteurised, whole or part-skimmed by natural creaming

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

Unsalted, rubbery fresh brick of semi-cooked curd, cooled in water; eaten fried in butter with polenta ('polenta e schiz'); name possibly from curd 'squirting' out of the hoops.

Rind
None; a very thin skin forms after a few days
Size
2.0 kg; brick 20 x 10 cm, height 8–10 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Formaggio Schiz' (id 1084)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Veneto PAT sheetgov