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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

Tomino di Rivalta

Made in 4 steps over 25 min. The longest step, set the curd, takes 20 min (ONAF) and runs at 37 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step20 minReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
Temperature37 °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, pasteurised, whole, kept at 4 °C (traditional farm version raw, creamed evening + morning milk)

Total time across the recorded steps: 25 min

Start
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4 °C

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

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

C, pasteurised, whole, kept at 4 °C (traditional farm version raw, creamed evening + 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

Coarsely cut, very moist fresh tomino made on farms from surplus milk; family-made ones are now rare.

Rind
None; cloth-weave pattern
Size
120–130 g; ø 7–8 cm, side 2–3 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Tomino di Rivalta' (id 752)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov