Search results for " Vastedda della valle del Belice"

Pecorino Siciliano DOP; Vastedda della valle del Belice DOP

2016

The author gives a description of two Sicilian PDO cheeses: "Pecorino Siciliano" and "Vastedda della valle del Belice"

Analysis of microbiological variation in PDO Vastedda della valle del Belìce cheese during the storage period

2011

The PDO “Vastedda della valle del Belìce” is a Sicilian pasta filata sheep cheese, made from raw milk without starter addition. It is a small round cheese without rind, weighing about 500-700 g. It is cheese is marketed also out of Sicily to allow its marketing and to prolong its shelf-life. The aim of this work was to evaluate the variation of microbiological parameters during the shelf-life period. Then 162 Vastedda cheeses from 18 cheese-making processes in 7 farms have been analysed at different times of storage at 4°C (0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120 days). Coliforms and E. coli were detected into 7/18 cheese-making processes and their count decreased during the storage period. Ent…

Vastedda: la pasta filata della valle del Belìce

2013