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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Greece, central and southern Pindus

TsalafoutiΤσαλαφούτι

Made in 3 steps over 15 days – 20 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15–20 days (Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical So…) and runs at 10 °C (Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical So…).

Key numbers
Main step15–20 daysReported[ekt][tovima]Ripen
Temperature10 °CReported[ekt][tovima]Ripen
DocumentedCheese15 days – 20 daysPDO (application published 2024; registration reported)Family: Fresh lactic (acid-set) cheese familyMore fresh acid-set cheesesMore from Greece

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
sheep milk, or S + G (G ≤20%)
Starter: traditionally none (indigenous LAB); a semi-industrial version uses Lactococcus lactis starter

Total time across the recorded steps: 15 days – 20 days

Start
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What changes: Sheep or goat milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 3
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

S, or S + G (G ≤20%)

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

Heat-treated late-lactation sheep milk left to sour into a thick creamy spread; the name is also used locally for Katiki-type cheese.

Rind
None; creamy spread

History and sources

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

  1. [ekt] Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society article on Tsalafoutipaper
  2. [tovima] To Vima, 'Greek Tsalafouti cheese gains PDO status'web