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Cheese from Italy, Lombardia

Stracchino orobico

Made in 5 steps over 15 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, whole, warm from milking (or warmed to 35 °C)

Total time across the recorded steps: 15 days

Start
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35 °C

What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
35 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw, whole, warm from milking (or warmed to 35 °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

Classic Bergamo square stracchino whose ridges recall the river reeds once used for draining.

Rind
Thin, soft, moist, white to light straw, ridged; may have a very thin white bloom
Size
Square, side 18–20 cm, h 4 cm; 1.5 kg

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Stracchino orobico' (id 1035)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Lombardia PAT sheetgov