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Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Tumazzu di vacca

Made in 6 steps over 48 days – 53 days. The longest step, ripen, takes at least 45 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main stepat least 45 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature35 °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, (Modicana, free-range), sometimes a little S, raw, whole
Starter: none; natural milk microflora

Total time across the recorded steps: 48 days – 53 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 6
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Modicana, free-range), sometimes a little S, raw, whole

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

Large Modicana cow tuma scalded in hot whey and aged up to 18 mo; best made Mar–May.

Rind
Clean or oil-treated, rough, basket-marked, straw to brown
Size
5–20 kg; Ø ≥ 15 cm (avg 30 cm), height 10–20 cm; yield 10–12%

Variants

  • Fresco ≥ 45 d
  • Semistagionato 3–8 mo
  • Stagionato 12–18 mo
  • Aromatizzato: pepper or chilli

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Tumazzu di vacca' (id 1227)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov