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Cheese from Italy, Sicilia

Vastedda palermitana

Made in 6 steps over 4.6 h – 5.4 h. The longest step, cook the curd, takes 4 h (ONAF) and runs at 80–85 °C (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step4 hReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Cook the curd
Temperature80–85 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Cook the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (various breeds), raw, whole
Starter: none; natural microflora

Total time across the recorded steps: 4.6 h – 5.4 h

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 (various breeds), 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

Made like Caciocavallo palermitano but shaped into a flat loaf ('vastedda'); cow milk, unlike the ewe Vastedda della Valle del Belice DOP.

Rind
None; white-ivory
Size
~1.0 kg; very flat cylinder

History and sources

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

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Vastedda palermitana' (id 1235)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Regione Siciliana PAT sheetgov