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Fermented milk from Eastern Finland

Kokkelipiimäkokkelipiimä

Kokkelipiimä is an eastern Finnish soured-milk drink with soft lumps of curd in it. Skimmed milk is left warm until it sets into a firm, whey-free curd (kokkeli), which is kept in water and later stirred into piimä or milk.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Kokkelipiimä itself.

Short entryFermented milk2 days

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedHousehold practice; no source gives amounts.
Skimmed milkSoured on its own to make the kokkeli[wp-fi]
Piimä, kirnupiimä, milk or waterThe liquid the curd is stirred into[wp-fi]
Starterspontaneous (the milk sets 'by itself')

Total time across the recorded steps: 2 days

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shapes, not to countLactic acid bacteria

What changes: Skimmed milk stands warm until a firm curd sets apart from the whey

Step 1 of 3
Leave skimmed milk warm until it sets
Time
2 days
Reported
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactic acid bacteria

Output: kokkeli and whey.

Flavour
mild sour
Texture
firm, jelly-like, whey-free curd
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

lactic acid bacteria sour and set the milk; whey separates

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

At a glance

Kokkelipiimä is an eastern Finnish soured-milk drink with soft lumps of curd in it. Skimmed milk is left warm until it sets into a firm, whey-free curd (kokkeli), which is kept in water and later stirred into piimä or milk. Made in 3 steps over 2 days. The longest step, leave skimmed milk warm until it sets, takes 2 days (fi.wikipedia 1996).

Key numbers
Main step2 daysReported[wp-fi]Leave skimmed milk warm until it sets

What makes this one different

Kokkelipiimä mixes two dairy products, a firm set curd and a liquid soured milk. In fi.wikipedia's account Finland divides into a western "long" piimä culture and an eastern kokkelipiimä culture.

Related ferments

Variants

  • Pitkäpiimä (western Finland)fi.wikipedia splits Finland into a western "long" piimä culture and an eastern kokkelipiimä culture.

Safety

The milk sets by itself through lactic bacteria. The curd is kept in water in a cool place, and the water is changed when more whey comes out of it (fi.wikipedia).

History and sources

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

  1. [wp-fi] fi.wikipedia, Kokkelipiimä (citing Sadeniemi M. (ed.), Nykysuomen sanakirja 2, WSOY 1996, p. 445)wiki
  2. [wp-fi-2] fi.wikipedia, Piimäwiki
  3. [aineetonkulttuuriperinto] Elävä perintö wiki, Kalakukko traditionweb