{"id":4903,"date":"2024-07-25T12:49:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2024-08-22T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:34:23","slug":"cheese-basket-la-fuscella-made-with-juncus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4903","title":{"rendered":"Cheese basket (La Fuscella) made with juncus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4903\" class=\"elementor elementor-4903\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd2704c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dd2704c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de17532\" data-id=\"de17532\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a4e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17a4e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC08902.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b0205 cpel-switcher--layout-horizontal cpel-switcher--aspect-ratio-43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-polylang-language-switcher\" data-id=\"15b0205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"polylang-language-switcher.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"cpel-switcher__nav\"><ul class=\"cpel-switcher__list\"><li class=\"cpel-switcher__lang\"><a lang=\"tr-TR\" hreflang=\"tr-TR\" href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4964&#038;lang=tr\"><span class=\"cpel-switcher__flag cpel-switcher__flag--tr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg width='21' height='15' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='a'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23FFF' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23F0F0F0' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='b'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E92434' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E11324' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3C\/defs%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23a)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23b)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath d='M13.052 4.737A3.907 3.907 0 0010.75 4C8.679 4 7 5.567 7 7.5S8.679 11 10.75 11c.868 0 1.667-.275 2.302-.737a4.5 4.5 0 110-5.526zm1.214 3.34l-.919 1.113.063-1.442-1.343-.53 1.39-.386.09-1.441.796 1.204 1.398-.361-.898 1.13.775 1.217-1.352-.505z' fill='url(%23a)'\/%3E%3C\/g%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cpel-switcher__name\">T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddaec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ddaec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I made a cheese basket using juncus. It&#8217;s called &#8216;la fuscella&#8217; in Italian and &#8216;la fattoghja&#8217; or &#8216;la casgiaghja&#8217; in Corsican. It was made and used in many Mediterranean countries, but with EU sanitation laws the use is mostly abandoned. Today\u00a0 the plastic versions are widely used.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In Sicily, the cheese made with these baskets is called &#8216;la giuncata&#8217; (giunco-juncus).In Turkish &#8216;sepet peyniri&#8217; (basket cheese).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>They&#8217;re also used for making fresh cheese like ricotta, lor (in Turkish), brocciu (in Corsican). A simple way to drain the whey.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I used to strain my fresh cheese with a cheesecloth, which works very well. The only thing is as the whey drops, it sometimes splashes and you have to clean the area around.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As I was researching the way these baskets were used , I never came across the way they were cleaned after use. I just washed mine to get rid of most of the cheese remnants and hung it outside with a string. When it dries if there are any leftovers in between weavings, they pulverize easily.\u00a0<\/p><p>Some pieces still get stuck, but I think that&#8217;s acceptable.It doesn&#8217;t stink and the next cheese taste perfectly fine.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The basket is made with juncus which grows in wet places.It&#8217;s a common plant and can be found everywhere! I found some in an urban area and some in a pine forest, some near ditches. If you keep your eyes open, juncus will show itself to you!\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I first dried mine in a shady place. The day before making the basket I placed them in our rain water tank.Just before using them I wrapped them with an old towel.\u00a0 Juncus is very pliable, long and durable.It&#8217;s the perfect soft basketmaking material I encountered so far!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e399c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e399c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC08905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fff22a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fff22a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cebb7a0\" data-id=\"cebb7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec94d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ec94d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC08905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-761341b\" data-id=\"761341b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb37a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eb37a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC08904.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8771935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8771935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I found a great video tutorial series. From start to finish it shows every step to make this lovely cheese basket.Here it is:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc93f1b elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fc93f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/plOuwIbkHW0?feature=shared&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e I made a cheese basket using juncus. It&#8217;s called &#8216;la fuscella&#8217; in Italian and &#8216;la fattoghja&#8217; or &#8216;la casgiaghja&#8217; in Corsican. It was made and used in many Mediterranean countries, but with EU sanitation laws the use is mostly abandoned. Today\u00a0 the plastic versions are widely used. \u00a0 In Sicily, the cheese made with these baskets is called &#8216;la giuncata&#8217; (giunco-juncus).In Turkish &#8216;sepet peyniri&#8217; (basket cheese). \u00a0 They&#8217;re also used for making fresh cheese like ricotta, lor (in Turkish), brocciu (in Corsican). A simple way to drain the whey. \u00a0 I used to strain my fresh cheese with a cheesecloth, which works very well. The only thing is as the whey drops, it sometimes splashes and you have to clean the area around. \u00a0 As I was researching the way these baskets were used , I never came across the way they were cleaned after use. I just washed mine to get rid of most of the cheese remnants and hung it outside with a string. When it dries if there are any leftovers in between weavings, they pulverize easily.\u00a0 Some pieces still get stuck, but I think that&#8217;s acceptable.It doesn&#8217;t stink and the next cheese taste perfectly fine.\u00a0 \u00a0 The basket is made with juncus which grows in wet places.It&#8217;s a common plant and can be found everywhere! I found some in an urban area and some in a pine forest, some near ditches. If you keep your eyes open, juncus will show itself to you!\u00a0 \u00a0 I first dried mine in a shady place. The day before making the basket I placed them in our rain water tank.Just before using them I wrapped them with an old towel.\u00a0 Juncus is very pliable, long and durable.It&#8217;s the perfect soft basketmaking material I encountered so far! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I found a great video tutorial series. 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