Ricotta
Ricotta is a dairy product made by heating cheesemaking whey, with fresh, aged, and baked varieties.
- Starting ingredient
- Cheesemaking whey
- Milk sources
- Cow, sheep, goat, or buffalo
A second use for whey
Assolatte describes whey as ricotta’s starting ingredient. Different milk sources and further processing give a broad family of products, so a tub of fresh ricotta and an aged ricotta are not interchangeable.
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