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Cheese from Italy, Campania

Stracciata del Matese

Made in 4 steps over 2.6 h – 4.6 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 2–4 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step2–4 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature43 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, raw, whole; evening and morning milk
Starter: farm whey starter

Total time across the recorded steps: 2.6 h – 4.6 h

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 4
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, raw, whole; evening and morning milk

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

Named for tearing the stretched rope; firmer than the Irpinian stracciata.

Rind
Very thin white skin, glossy
Size
≤1.0 kg; flattened, slightly rolled rope 4–6 cm across

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Stracciata del Matese' (id 1173)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Campania PAT sheetgov