"Caciocavallo Arginato" might be the most complex cheese I’ve ever tried. It’s made in Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, Italy and is aged in a custom made mold of raw clay. Caciocavallo is a traditional cheese made in this part of southern Italy, and it's made with the pasta filata (stretched curd) method that gives it a very special texture. These cheeses typically age in caves where there are already high levels of humidity, but aging it in clay supercharges it: it speeds up the process but also gives it a unique taste (hint: it reminded me of Greek olive oil!). I visited cousin duo Pietro and Pietro at Masseria Fragnite to see how it’s made.

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How One of Italy’s Spiciest Cheeses is Made by Aging it in Raw Clay | Claudia Romeo
#italy #italianfood #cheese

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:11 Adding starter whey and rennet to milk
02:28 The big blocks of curd
04:32 Shaping the cheeses by hand
05:54 Aging room 1
07:08 A trip to the pottery workshop
10:14 Aging room 2
14:33 Cracking open the cheese + tasting
18:07 I aged a cheese in my living room!