Fresh cheese
Ricotta
Quick answer
Ricotta is a soft, fresh cheese made by reheating whey; the name means 'recooked'.
Sheep's-milk ricotta is used in Sicilian cannoli; ricotta salata is a pressed, salted, aged version for grating.
How to use it: lasagne, ravioli fillings, cannoli, pasta alla Norma (salata).
- Type
- Fresh cheese
- Origin
- Italy-wide
- Milk
- Whey (cow, sheep or buffalo)
- Best uses
- lasagne, ravioli fillings, cannoli, pasta alla Norma (salata).
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