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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Campania

Stracchino di bufala

Made in 5 steps over 7.1 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 7 days (ONAF) and runs at 8 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 7 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature8 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
buffalo milk, pasteurised 70–72 °C for 30–40 s (or thermised), whole
Starter: Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus culture, 2–3% at 40–42 °C

Total time across the recorded steps: 7.1 days

Start
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70–72 °C

What changes: Pasteurised whole buffalo milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
0.5–0.7 min
Reported
Temperature
70–72 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

B, pasteurised 70–72 °C for 30–40 s (or thermised), whole

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

Lombard-style square soft cheese made from buffalo milk since the early 1980s, using winter buffalo milk.

Rind
Absent or very thin, white
Size
1.0–2.0 kg; square 15 cm, 4–8 cm high

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Stracchino di bufala' (id 1194)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov