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Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

Tuma 'd Trausela

Made in 4 steps over 13 h. The longest step, mould and salt, takes 12 h (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step12 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Mould and salt
Temperature34–37 °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; still warm from milking, unacidified

Total time across the recorded steps: 13 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; still warm from milking, unacidified

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

Uncut, unsalted, creamy fresh toma mostly for family use, ordered directly from the herder.

Rind
None
Size
About 1.0 kg; slumped truncated cone ø 20–25 cm, side 4–5 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Tuma 'd Trausela' (id 757)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov