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Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

Tomino del Talucco

Made in 5 steps over 10 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 10 days (ONAF) and runs at 10–16 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 10 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature10–16 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
goat or mixed milk, (C + G), raw, whole; heated above a normal pasteurisation (cacioricotta method) to keep whey proteins

Total time across the recorded steps: 10 days

Start
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What changes: Raw or pasteurised whole goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

G or M (C + G), raw, whole; heated above a normal pasteurisation (cacioricotta method) to keep whey proteins

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

Tiny cacioricotta-style goat tomino from a hamlet once living on goats; mostly remembered by older people.

Rind
None (fresco), clean, or moulded
Size
50–100 g; small cylinder ø 5–6 cm, side 3–4 cm

Variants

  • fresco
  • stagionato: peppered rind
  • in composta: peppered, preserved

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Tomino del Talucco' (id 483)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov