Ricotta Cheese

(Italian)

milk

It is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of cheese. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein has been used to make cheese, notably albumin and globulin.The original ricotta is made of whey with the addition of a small amount of milk, but more recently ricotta has been made of whole milk, as well. Whole-milk ricotta is …

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Created Sept. 17, 2018 by: itisclaudio


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Chhurpi (Nepalese)
Chhurpi is a traditional cheese, a variety of ricotta, consumed in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Bhutan, and …

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