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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Stracchino Bronzone

Made in 6 steps over 16 days – 21 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–20 days (ONAF) and runs at 6–10 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15–20 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature6–10 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, whole, ideally warm from milking (or chilled at 4 °C)

Total time across the recorded steps: 16 days – 21 days

Start
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4 °C

What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
4 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw, whole, ideally warm from milking (or chilled at 4 °C)

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

Semi-cooked stracchino with a soft core that can stay chalky when young.

Rind
Thin, whitish with light white down and pink tints
Size
Square/rectangle 18 × 18–22 cm, h 5–7 cm; 1.7–2.2 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Stracchino Bronzone' (id 1032)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov