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Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane DOPPecorino delle Balze Volterrane
Raw whole milk of Sarda ewes is set in a copper or steel pot at 30–40 °C with rennet made only from wild cardoon flowers. The curd is broken with a spino, held warm under the whey, moulded by hand and dry-salted. It is sold from 7 days old (fresco) to more than 12 months (da asserbo), and stays sweet because the plant rennet sets the milk slowly.
optional thermophilic and/or mesophilic cultures, or whey from the previous make
Total time across the recorded steps: 17 days – 18 days
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What changes:Raw ewe milk is warmed in a copper pot and cultures or old whey go in
Step 1 of 7
Warm the raw milk and add cultures
Time
3–8 h
Reported
Temperature
30–40 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
pH 5–5.4
Reported
Output: inoculated raw milk.
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
At a glance
Raw whole milk of Sarda ewes is set in a copper or steel pot at 30–40 °C with rennet made only from wild cardoon flowers. The curd is broken with a spino, held warm under the whey, moulded by hand and dry-salted. It is sold from 7 days old (fresco) to more than 12 months (da asserbo), and stays sweet because the plant rennet sets the milk slowly. Made in 7 steps over 17 days – 18 days. The longest step, dry-salt and wash, takes up to 10 days (ONAF (national organisation of cheese tasters)).
A PDO pecorino set solely with cardoon-flower rennet, which coagulates more slowly and gently than animal rennet, so even the aged types lack sharp piquancy. The specification allows the last part of ripening in tufa caves or clay pits.
Size
Cylinder 10–20 cm across and 5–15 cm high
Composition
Fat in dry matter over 45%; protein over 20%
Feed
At least two thirds of the ewes' feed comes from grazing in the area
Ash-and-oil rindRind treated with olive oil and holm-oak or poplar ash, turning it grey
Safety
A raw-milk cheese. The specification requires the milk to be worked within 48 hours, never thermised, and soured to pH 5.2 ± 0.2 within 3–8 hours when cultures are used. Fresco is sold after at least 7 days. CDC says eating products made from raw milk can expose people to germs. Its Listeria guidance tells pregnant women, newborns, adults 65 and over and people with weakened immune systems to avoid any cheese made from raw milk unless it is heated to 165 °F (74 °C) or until steaming hot.
Before climate-controlled rooms, shepherds used the caves cut by erosion in the balze to shelter their flocks and to ripen cheese. Wild cardoon grows plentifully on the area's pastures. The name was registered as a PDO in 2015.