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Cheese from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzano

Schnittkäse Bela Badia (Formaggio da taglio Bela Badia)

Made in 5 steps over 20 days – 3.3 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 20 days – 3.3 months (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20 days – 3.3 monthsReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35–37 °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, pasteurised, whole or skimmed to 3.0–4.0% fat
Starter: lactic cultures (high count)

Total time across the recorded steps: 20 days – 3.3 months

Start
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What changes: Pasteurised whole 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, pasteurised, whole or skimmed to 3.0–4.0% fat

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

Smear-ripened slicing cheese named after nearby Val Badia; barely visible irregular eyes.

Rind
Inedible, thin, no cracks, straw
Size
Ø about 17 cm, height 8–10 cm, rounded edge, 2.0–3.0 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Schnittkäse Bela Badia' (id 1272)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Prov. Bolzano PAT sheetgov