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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Marche

Slattato

Made in 5 steps over 7 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 7 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step7 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature95 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (local beef breeds), raw, whole; made Oct–Mar

Total time across the recorded steps: 7 days

Start
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What changes: Raw 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 (local beef breeds), raw, whole; made Oct–Mar

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

Soft sweet-sour cow cheese that slumps under its own weight; whey-scalded surface and fig or cabbage leaf wrapping.

Rind
Thin, soft, cream-coloured
Size
0.4–1.8 kg; slumped cylinder, ø 10–14 cm, side 4–7 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Slattato' (id 426)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Marche PAT sheetgov