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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 3 of 5.

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CheeseRegionMilkRipeningRind
ItalicoItaly, Lombardia20–40 daysThin, pale yellow, often treated with antifungals (not edible)
Lattecrudo di TremosineItaly, Lombardiaat least 2 monthsThin, smooth, dry, light straw
MaccagnoItaly, Piemonteat least 20 daysThin, smooth, brown/grey; firmer and wrinkled with age
MagnocaItaly, Lombardiaat least 2 monthsThin, 'flowered', straw with white, yellow or reddish tints
Magro di latteriaItaly, Lombardiaat least 30 daysThin, smooth, straw to light brown
Magro di PiattaItaly, Lombardiaat least 45 daysThin, smooth, straw to brown or grey
MatuscItaly, Lombardiaat least 30 daysThin, smooth, straw to brown
Mengen PeyniriTurkey, Bolu8–12 h
Misto capraItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trentoat least 2 monthsThin, hard, smooth, pale straw
Monte ReItaly, Friuli Venezia Giuliaat least 4 monthsSmooth, straw
MonteboreItaly, Piemonte5–6 daysNone when fresh; washed, thin, white-straw, slightly wrinkled
MontesonItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alta Val di Non30 days – 2 monthsRough, light brown
MotelìItaly, Lombardia3–15 daysNone; snow-white, yellowing slightly with time or smoke
Musulupu dell'AspromonteItaly, Calabria1 hNone; smooth, ivory-white
Nostrale d'AlpeItaly, Piemonte45 min – 1 hSmooth, dark grey-straw, darker with age
Nostrano grassoItaly, Lombardiaat least 6 monthsHard, smooth, slightly greasy, dark straw or reddish-brown
Nostrano semigrassoItaly, Lombardia10–16 monthsHard, smooth, slightly oily, dark straw to brown
Ovčí salašnícky údený syrSlovakia2–3 days
PaneroneItaly, Lombardia24 hThin, smooth, yellowish turning pinkish from surface moulds; not edible
Pastorella del cerreto di SoranoItaly, Toscana4 hThin, soft, smooth, brick-red from rubbing with ripe tomato
PayoyoVillaluenga del Rosario and the Sierra de Grazalema, Cádiz, SpainRaw Payoya goat milk; mixed goat and Merina de Grazalema sheep milk in some cheeses60 days in the study make; ripening varies by product
Paznauner AlmkäseAustria, Tyrol, the Paznaun valley and its side valleysat least 42 daysFirm, yellow to brownish, no cracks, sometimes with a thin dried smear
Pecorino salapreseItaly, Campania3–4 hAbsent or thin, soft, white to ivory
Primosale stagionato di CuffianoItaly, Campaniaat least 7 daysThin, soft, deep straw, basket-marked
Queijo de Cabra do AlgarvePortugal, Algarve10–30 days
Queijo do PicoPortugal, Azores17–30 daysYellow, thin
Queso de cassoleta (saladito valenciano)Spain, Valencian Communityup to 24 hNone; white, moist paste
Queso de Murcia PDO (fresco and curado)Spain, Region of MurciaWhole milk of Murciana goats onlyat least 2 monthsFresco: almost none, with basket-weave marks; curado: smooth, waxy to ochre
Queso de PeñamelleraSpain, Asturias10–30 daysYellowish, with the checked print of the hazel drying rods
Queso de PorrúaSpain, Asturias3 days
Quesucos de Liébana PDOSpain, CantabriaBlend of two or three of cow, sheep and goat milk2 months
Raucherkäse (Formaggio affumicato)Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Bolzanoat least 7 daysEdible, soft, elastic, light brown, smoked
Raviggiolo di pecora pistoieseItaly, Toscana4–5 daysNone; milk-white, marked by baskets
Ribiola della BettolaItaly, Emilia-Romagna2–3 monthsThin, rough, straw-yellow
Robiola brescianaItaly, Lombardia10–20 daysNone (soft type) or thin, white to reddish-straw (firm type)
Robiola di CocconatoItaly, Piemonte5 daysNone; whole cheese edible
Rosa camunaItaly, Lombardia30–45 daysThin, smooth, straw with light white mould; not edible
SemudaItaly, Lombardia4–18 monthsThin, light straw with greenish mould residues
SlattatoItaly, Marche7 daysThin, soft, cream-coloured
Söla (Tumma, Sola delle Alpi Marittime)Italy, Liguriaat least 3 monthsFairly thin, wrinkled, grey-brown with mould colonies
SpressItaly, Piemonteat least 2 monthsClean, smooth then wrinkled and mouldy; straw turning reddish or greyish
Stracchino BronzoneItaly, Lombardia15–20 daysThin, whitish with light white down and pink tints
Stracchino di bufalaItaly, Campaniaat least 7 daysAbsent or very thin, white
Stracchino orobicoItaly, Lombardia15 daysThin, soft, moist, white to light straw, ridged; may have a very thin white bloom
StrachetItaly, Lombardiaup to 15 daysClean or with moulds
TaborItaly, Friuli Venezia Giuliaat least 30 daysSmooth, straw
Toma ajgraItaly, Piemonteat least 3 monthsRustic, hard, grey from dark grey moulds
Toma bielleseItaly, Piemonteat least 2 monthsThin, smooth, brown-grey, darker with age
Toma d'alpeggioItaly, Piemonte20 daysSmooth, greyish-straw or light ochre
Toma del lait bruscItaly, Piemonte12–24 hSmooth or slightly irregular, grey or slightly orange
Toma della ValsesiaItaly, Piemonte30 min – 1 hThin, straw with grey moulds when young; hard, wrinkled, brown-grey when aged
Toma di CelleItaly, Piemonte10–12 hNone; edible throughout, cloth-weave marks
Toma di GressoneyItaly, Valle d'Aosta8–24 hWashed, smooth, slightly unctuous, reddish to pink or yellow
Toma di LanzoItaly, Piemonteat least 15 daysSmooth, straw/greyish from grey moulds
Toma di Mendatica (dell'alta Valle Arroscia)Italy, Liguria5–40 daysThin (2–3 mm), smooth, elastic; white to pale yellow, orange or reddish brown with age
TombeaItaly, Lombardia3 monthsOiled, smooth; straw at 90 d, dark reddish-brown past 12 mo
TomettoItaly, Piemonte12–15 daysNone when fresh; after some days thin, light yellow-orange
Tomino del BotItaly, Piemonteat least 3 daysNone when fresh; later thin, wrinkled, white Geotrichum bloom
Tomino del TaluccoItaly, Piemonteat least 10 daysNone (fresco), clean, or moulded
Tomino delle Valli SaluzzesiItaly, Piemonte30 min – 1 hNone; dotted pattern from perforated moulds or cloth weave
Tomino di RivaltaItaly, Piemonte20 minNone; cloth-weave pattern
Tomino di San Giacomo di BovesItaly, Piemonte1.5 hNone; creamy-white with grooves from the straw it rests on
Tomme au marc (de raisin)France, SavoieCow milk (the base tomme)About a month steeped in marc, then aged under a marc coat; one to six months under marc in allCoated in grape marc, which is not eaten
TosèlaItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento20 minNone
Tre valliItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento15–20 daysThin, wrinkled, white to pale straw
Tuma 'd TrauselaItaly, Piemonte12 hNone
Tuma di BossolascoItaly, Piemonteat least 5 daysThin, edible, white turning straw-yellow after 8–10 d
Abbaye de Cîteaux (fromage de Cîteaux)France, Côte-d'Or21 days
BeddoItaly, PiemonteNone; may have a slightly wrinkled whitish-straw film
Belper KnolleSwitzerland, Bern
BethmaleFrance, Ariège, the Couserans in the Pyrenees, named after the Bethmale valleyMainly cow milk; sheep, goat or mixed versions exist
Brânză de coșulețRomania, Transylvania
Brânză de MăguraMoldova, Slobozia-Măgura village, Bursuceni commune, Sângerei district30 days
BrusItaly, PiemonteNone
Caciotta di capra dei Monti LattariItaly, Campania2–40 daysThin, white to pale straw, clean or lightly bloomed; basket marks or smooth
Caciottina canestrata di SorrentoItaly, CampaniaThin, white to pale straw, basket-marked
Casàda con la tenzaItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. TrentoNone
CasoperutoItaly, Campania6–12 monthsSkin, slightly wrinkled, deep straw, herb-covered
Cornish YargCornwallcow milk~5 wk
DilliskusIreland, Co. KerryNatural washed rind

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Abbaye de Cîteaux (fromage de Cîteaux)France, Côte-d'Or

Trappist farm cheese close to a small Reblochon, from the monks' own herd (about 70 t cheese/yr).

Size
11 cm diameter, 2.5 cm high, about 720 g
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd
  3. Ripen21 days · 12 °C
BeddoItaly, Piemonte

Large flat fresh cow tomino from one milking of Oropa Red Pied cows, made year-round mainly for family use and local dishes.

Rind
None; may have a slightly wrinkled whitish-straw film
Size
0.8–1.0 kg; flat cylinder ø 18–20 cm, side 2–3 cm
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd
  3. Ripen
Belper KnolleSwitzerland, Bern

Also called Boule de Belp.

Modern pepper-coated garlic cheese ball whose dried form is used as a grating seasoning.

  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Mould and salt
  3. Ripen
BethmaleFrance, Ariège, the Couserans in the Pyrenees, named after the Bethmale valley

Bethmale is a Pyrenean tomme from the Couserans in Ariège, made mainly from cow's milk and also from sheep's, goat's or mixed milk. The name also stands for a simple traditional method that shepherds once used in the summer pastures right after milking. The paste is airy, with a hazelnut taste.

Milk
Mainly cow milk; sheep, goat or mixed versions exist
  1. Make the curd straight after milking
  2. Mould the tomme
  3. Ripen
Brânză de coșulețRomania, Transylvania

Kneaded (frământată) caș in fir-bark containers instead of a sheep stomach as in brânză de burduf.

Size
~1 kg
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Cut and drain the curd
  3. Mould and salt
  4. Ripen
Brânză de MăguraMoldova, Slobozia-Măgura village, Bursuceni commune, Sângerei district

Lightly pressed semi-hard goat cheese with few fermentation holes, sold fresh, vacuum-matured or brined; FDM 22–55% by season.

Size
Portions 200–300 g or pieces 0.2–1.5 kg
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Mould and salt
  3. Ripen30 days · 6 °C
BrusItaly, Piemonte

Also called Bross.

Pungent fermented cheese paste ('burning' on the palate) made from leftover cheeses; many local recipes across Piemonte.

Rind
None
Size
0.2–0.6 kg; sold in glass jars
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Mould and salt
  3. Ripen
Caciotta di capra dei Monti LattariItaly, Campania

Also called caciotta 'e zi' Maria.

Mild soft goat caciotta from the endangered Napoletana goat. Made all year.

Rind
Thin, white to pale straw, clean or lightly bloomed; basket marks or smooth
Size
0.4–1.0 kg; truncated cone or double cone
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd
  3. Cut and drain the curd
  4. Mould and salt
  5. Ripen2–40 days
Caciottina canestrata di SorrentoItaly, Campania

One of the smallest Italian rennet cheeses: single-portion, basket-moulded, sold wrapped in parchment.

Rind
Thin, white to pale straw, basket-marked
Size
20–50 g; cylinder with convex side
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd36–37 °C
  3. Cut and drain the curd
  4. Mould and salt
  5. Ripen
Casàda con la tenzaItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento

Farmhouse dessert of uncut rennet curd under whipped cream; now rare.

Rind
None
Size
Irregular small cylinder, ø about 3 cm, length about 12 cm, 0.100–0.150 kg
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd32–34 °C
  3. Cut and drain the curd
  4. Mould and salt
CasoperutoItaly, Campania

Thistle-coagulated ewe/goat cheese cured with herbs and fermented in sealed jars. Made March to September.

Rind
Skin, slightly wrinkled, deep straw, herb-covered
Size
250–400 g; 10 cm diameter, 2 cm high
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd
  3. Cut and drain the curd
  4. Mould and salt
  5. Ripen6–12 months
Cornish YargCornwall

wrapped in nettle leaves (or wild garlic)

Milk
cow milk
Ripening
~5 wk

Made like Uncooked or semi-cooked pressed cheese family (tomme, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Morbier, Raclette).

DilliskusIreland, Co. Kerry

Semi-soft Irish washed-rind cheese marbled red-brown by dulse seaweed in the paste; seasonal. Not Estonian; not the Carrigaline 'Dillisk' cheese from Cork.

Rind
Natural washed rind
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Mould and salt
  3. Ripen

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