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Description: Soft cheese made of cow or ewe's milk. There are three distinct varieties of ricotta: ricotta salata moliterna (ewe's ... more
Ricotta ... milk whey), ricotta piemontese (cow's milk whey + 10% milk) and ricotta romana (a byproduct of Romano cheese production). Wine Partners: Muscadet, Sauvignon Blanc.

Newest Review: ... Latin and Mediterranean history. It is believed to have been created in the Roman countryside by travellers who cooked over ... more

 ... the open fire. The name Ricotta is derived from the Latin word recocta, meaning re-cooked or cooked twice. There are three distinct varieties of ricotta: ricotta salata moliterna (ewe's milk whey), ricotta piemontese (cow's milk whey + 10% milk) and ricotta romana (a byproduct of Romano cheese production). The Technical Bit ******************** Ricotta cheese is a creamy, whey cheese made from cow's milk. Technically though ricotta is not even a cheese as it is made from a byproduct of the making of other cheeses ...more

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nickyturnill
Premium Review Ricotta: Cookery Lesson Coming Up! (730 words)
by - written on 06/01/06 (Very useful, 597 readings)
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So what is Ricotta? ********************** Ricotta is an Italian soft cheese. It is pure white in colour and is very soft in texture, softer than cream cheese, but thicker than yoghurt. It is very moist and when you first open it you may find that it seperates slightly around the edges, but it can easily be mixed back together. The cheese smells of very little and in fairness it also tastes of very little. But then this is a cooking cheese and you wouldln't really want to have it in a sandwich. I would describe the taste as very clean and fresh. There is a slightly sweet, nutty tinge to it as well. Ricotta can be purchased at any ...  Read the complete review

mumsymary
Premium Review Ricotta cheese (454 words)
by - written on 13/09/02, changed on 03/01/05 (Very useful, 1057 readings)
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Ricotta Thank you for coming to read my opinion about ricotta cheese I often use it in cookery I am going to make a flan with it this weekend so thought I would tell you about it. Ricotta cheese an Italian cheese white creamy mild delicious added to pasta?s or in a flan. Ricotta means recooked, it is made from whey collected from making other cheeses and recooked.ricotta is usually made from ewe?s milk the types Romana, Toscana, Sarda, Siciliana are. Piemontese is made from cow?s milk sometimes whole or semi skimmed cows milk is added to Ewe?s milk to make a richer ricotta. Here are a couple of recipies. Spinach and ...  Read the complete review

 

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