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Fermentation Atlas

Pressed uncooked cheeses

Lightly scalded, pressed curds with natural or washed rinds: tommes and monastery cheeses.

328 entries listed here, page 2 of 5.

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CheeseRegionMilkRipeningRind
Caciotta (marchigiana)Italy, Marche15–20 daysDark ivory; brown-spotted when walnut leaves are used
Caciotta caprinaItaly, Friuli Venezia Giuliaat least 20 daysClean, thin to fairly thick, straw
Caciotta della LunigianaItaly, Toscana4–5 daysThin, soft, white to pale straw
Caciotta di pecoraItaly, Toscana20–40 daysThin, soft, smooth, pale straw (deeper with age)
Caciotta dolceItaly, Toscanaat least 20 daysThin, smooth, soft, straw-yellow
Caciotta stagionataItaly, Toscanaat least 6 monthsHard, wrinkled, straw-yellow, fairly thick
Caciotta vaccina frentanaItaly, Abruzzo1 hThin, porcelain-white when fresh, straw-yellow when aged; basket marks
Caprino a coagulazione presamicaItaly, Lombardia3 daysNone (fresh) or bloomy white Penicillium candidum skin (aged)
Caprino al lattice di ficoItaly, Marcheat least 30 daysRough, dry; ivory or grey when fresh, hard straw-yellow when aged
Caprino della Val VigezzoItaly, Piemonte30 daysThin, clean or lightly moulded; ivory to grey to reddish-brown depending on the cellar's moulds
Caprino presamico piemonteseItaly, Piemonteat least 7 daysThin, elastic; milk-white to straw, often orange when aged
Caprino vaccinoItaly, Lombardia24 hNone (fresh); very thin white-yellow skin with possible yellow/orange moulds (aged)
Caprino valsesianoItaly, Piemonteup to 15 daysClean or bloomy; smooth or slightly wrinkled
Casatta di Corteno GolgiItaly, Lombardia2–5 monthsClean, slightly wrinkled, straw yellow
CasieddoItaly, Basilicata7 daysNone or barely visible; aged: hard, grey-yellow
Caso conzatoItaly, Campania6–12 monthsTreated, oily, irregular, herb-coated
Caso di ElvaItaly, Piemonteat least 3 daysMoulded, slightly wrinkled; light yellow to reddish-brown; cracks letting natural blueing in
CasorettaItaly, Lombardiaat least 30 daysThin, wrinkled, ivory to straw
Casu friscuItaly, Sardegnaup to 7 daysNone; white, mould-marked
Casu in filixiItaly, Sardegnaat least 2 hNone; milk-white, fern-imprinted
Casu musciuItaly, Campania15–20 daysThin, smooth, yellow, soft and moist
Cevrin di CoazzeItaly, Piemonte2.6–3 monthsWashed, sparse moulds; reddish to dark brown; hard
Civrin della Val ChiusellaItaly, Piemonteat least 10 daysThin, smooth, whitish-straw with light white mould
Dolcesardo ArboreaItaly, Sardegnaat least 15 daysNone; smooth white surface, not edible
DolomitiItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento15 daysClean, smooth or lightly ridged, ivory to pale straw
Fior delle DolomitiItaly, Veneto15–20 daysThin, smooth, tender, pale straw yellow
Fiorone della ValsassinaItaly, Lombardia5–6 daysNone (fresh); very thin straw-yellow skin (aged)
Formaggella della Val BrembanaItaly, Lombardia25–30 daysThin, smooth, ivory to straw, darker with age
Formaggella della Val di ScalveItaly, Lombardia20–30 daysThin, rough, yellowish, crumbly when young; smoother, darker, light mould with age
Formaggella della Val SerianaItaly, Lombardia15–20 daysSmooth, thin, white-yellowish, thicker with age
Formaggella della Val TrompiaItaly, Lombardia20–25 daysThin, fairly smooth, straw yellow; deforms with age
Formaggella della ValcamonicaItaly, Lombardia15–40 daysLight straw, deepening with age
Formaggella di MenconicoItaly, Lombardia15–40 daysThin, rough, white to ivory
Formaggella di TremosineItaly, Lombardiaat least 40 daysThin, fairly smooth, straw
Formaggetta (delle Valli Arroscia e Argentina)Italy, Liguriaat least 30 daysNone and white when fresh; thin, slightly wrinkled from the moulds, ivory to pale straw when aged
Formaggetta (savonese, di Stella, della Valle Stura)Italy, Liguriaat least 30 daysNone when fresh; thin, slightly wrinkled, ivory to straw when aged
Formaggetta delle Valli del Levante ligureItaly, Liguria30 daysNone when fresh; slightly wrinkled from the baskets; white to brown with age
Formaggio agordino di malgaItaly, Venetoat least 2 monthsThin, smooth, cloth-marked; straw yellow to reddish brown
Formaggio BuscheItaly, Veneto30 daysSmooth, thin, soft, white
Formaggio caprino del CilentoItaly, Campania7–20 daysThin, basket-marked, white to straw
Formaggio caprino delle ApuaneItaly, Toscana40 days – 2 monthsThin, fairly smooth, whitish-yellow
Formaggio Casato del GardaItaly, Venetoat least 30 daysNone (matured in oil)
Formaggio Casel belluneseItaly, Veneto2–12 monthsThin, almost smooth, straw yellow
Formaggio CesioItaly, Veneto15–20 daysNone when fresh; very thin, smooth, milk-white when aged
Formaggio ContrinItaly, Veneto30 minThin, rough, white with light grey veins from surface moulds
Formaggio d'Alpe mistoItaly, Lombardia30 days – 3 monthsThin, smooth, paler straw than all-cow cheese
Formaggio d'Alpe semigrassoItaly, Lombardia2–3 monthsSmooth, fairly thick, yellowish
Formaggio del fienoItaly, Piemonteat least 2 monthsThin, clean/treated, straw to hazelnut, with hay residues
Formaggio di PietracatellaItaly, Moliseat least 2 monthsNatural, slightly wrinkled, straw-yellow, basket marks
Formaggio di Santo Stefano d'Aveto (San Stè)Italy, Liguriaat least 2 monthsThin, smooth, straw yellow to brown
Formaggio di SappadaItaly, Venetoat least 2 monthsSmooth, thin to slightly thick, straw yellow to light hazelnut
Formaggio duro di latte di pecora, capra e vaccaItaly, Campania2–6 monthsTreated, oily, basket-marked, straw to light brown
Formaggio FagagnaItaly, Friuli Venezia Giulia25–40 minSmooth, straw turning brown with age
Formaggio FodomItaly, Veneto2–3 monthsClean, fairly thin, light hazelnut
Formaggio malga belluneseItaly, Veneto30–35 daysThin, cloth-marked; straw yellow to darker with characteristic moulds
Formaggio misto pecora fresco dei BericiItaly, Veneto2 monthsThin, soft, fairly smooth, straw yellow
Formaggio Moesin di FregonaItaly, Veneto20–25 daysThin, soft, smooth, straw-ivory
Formaggio MontemagroItaly, Venetoat least 3 monthsThin to slightly thick, fairly hard to hard, straw yellow to reddish
Formaggio morbido del MateseItaly, Campania10 days – 3 monthsThin, soft, straw with light white mould
Formaggio MorlaccoItaly, Veneto6–15 daysRidged from the moulds, white to straw yellow; not edible
Formaggio NevegàlItaly, Veneto30 daysThin to almost absent, soft, straw yellow
Formaggio nostrano veroneseItaly, Venetoat least 3 monthsSmooth, fairly thin, fairly hard; straw yellow to light brown
Formaggio RenàzItaly, Veneto3 monthsSmooth, fairly thin to slightly thick, hard, oily; deep straw to light brown
Formaggio SchizItaly, Veneto1 hNone; a very thin skin forms after a few days
Formaggio TosellaItaly, Veneto15–30 minNone; white, soft surface marked by the moulds
Formaggio Val SerianaItaly, Lombardia4–6 monthsSmooth, straw yellow to dark straw-brown
Formaggio ZumelleItaly, Veneto40 daysClean, thin, soft, elastic, straw yellow
Formai de LivignItaly, Lombardiaat least 2 monthsThin, soft, smooth, straw; may show slight whitish mould
FresaItaly, Sardegna35 minThin, intense yellow
Frumagit di CurigliaItaly, Lombardia24 h – 2 daysNone (fresh); very thin skin with white bloom or red-orange bacterial smear (matured)
Furmai nustranItaly, Veneto30 daysThin, smooth, soft, straw yellow at 30 d; hardens with age
GiodaItaly, Piemonteat least 2 monthsThin, rough from the cloth, light yellow to dark beige-grey, traces of grey mould
Giuncata vaccina abruzzeseItaly, Abruzzo1 hNone; milk-white, ivory to pale straw if salted; rush marks
Gorwydd CaerphillyMade at Gorwydd, the family farm in west Wales, until 2014Raw milk from a single herd (maker's profile)2–4 months
Hartkäse Alta Badia (Formaggio duro Alta Badia)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzano3.3–12 monthsHard, dry, rustic, amber yellow
Hochpustertaler (Formaggio Alta Pusteria)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzanoat least 3 monthsInedible, rough, white to dark straw or light brown with age
Hochpustertaler fettreduziert (Alta Pusteria semigrasso)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzanoat least 2 monthsInedible, thin, fairly soft, light yellow to gold
Innichner (San Candido)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzano42 daysInedible, thin, smooth, intense straw
Innichner Butterkäse (Caciottina Montanara / Formaggio al burro di San Candido)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzano21 daysEdible, thin, no cracks, pale straw
IrcanoItaly, Sardegna15–30 daysClean, thin, white to light straw

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