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

Schnittkäse Marienberger (Formaggio da taglio Monte Maria)

Made in 6 steps over 30 days – 3.3 months. The longest step, ripen, takes 30 days – 3.3 months (ONAF technical sheet PDF (found by web search).

Key numbers
Main step30 days – 3.3 monthsReported[onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35–37 °CReported[onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
DocumentedCheese30 days – 3.3 monthsPAT (Prov. Bolzano, 21st national list, March 2021)Family: Washed-rind (smear-ripened) cheese family (Munster and Époisses as templates)More washed-rind cheesesMore from Italy

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, pasteurised, whole or skimmed to 3.0–4% fat; no silage
Starter: lactic cultures

Total time across the recorded steps: 30 days – 3.3 months

Start
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What changes: Pasteurised 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, pasteurised, whole or skimmed to 3.0–4% fat; no silage

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 the Marienberg abbey; pea-sized irregular eyes.

Rind
Edible, compact, rough, firm, light yellow to straw
Size
Ø about 40 cm, height about 9 cm, 8–9 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDF (found by web search; not in bundle)web
  2. [pat-sheet] Prov. Bolzano PAT sheet (search result, not read)gov