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Fermentation Atlas

Cheese from Italy, Piemonte

Tuma mola

Made in 5 steps over 24 h – 36 h. The longest step, set the curd, takes 24–36 h (ONAF) and runs at 16–20 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step24–36 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Set the curd
Temperature16–20 °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, partly skimmed by creaming
Starter: acid whey from the previous make

Total time across the recorded steps: 24 h – 36 h

Start
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What changes: Raw part-skimmed cow milk goes into the vat

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

C, raw, partly skimmed by creaming

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

One of the few rennet-free acid-curd cheeses in Italy; now made by only a few farms.

Rind
None when fresh; thin yellow-ochre after some days, may carry ground pepper
Size
0.2–0.5 kg; cylinder ø 10–11 cm, side 5–7 cm

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Tuma mola' (id 759)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Piemonte, schede tecniche PAT 2015gov