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Ricotta (Italian:) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses.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.
Ricotta forte (lit. ' strong ricotta ') is a very traditional soft cheese of Basilicata and Apulia, in southeastern Italy.It is creamy, spicy and slightly bitter. [1]Its preparation is similar to the Greek cheese called "kopanisti": [2] the milk is fermented by bacteria and yeast which contribute to the spicy taste and to the very intense aroma.
A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes. The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992 and applies ...
The production of cheese predates recorded history, beginning well over 7,000 years ago. [1] [2] [3] Humans likely developed cheese and other dairy foods by accident, as a result of storing and transporting milk in bladders made of ruminants' stomachs, as their inherent supply of rennet would encourage curdling.
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
An important difference is the lack of tomatoes, which did not arrive in Europe until after Columbus reached the Americas in 1492. The earliest discussion of the tomato in European literature appeared in a herbal written in 1544 by Pietro Andrea Mattioli , [ 17 ] while the earliest cookbook found with tomato recipes was published in Naples in ...
Many cakes and desserts are filled with ricotta, like cassata Siciliana and pastiera Napoletana. [citation needed] Swiss Chäschüechli (ramequin in French-speaking parts of the country) are small cheesecake tartlets, savory rather than sweet. [36] [37] Sernik, with ser meaning "cheese", is baked Polish cheesecake dating back to the 17th century.
pizza quattro formaggi ("four cheese pizza": [8] tomatoes, and the cheeses mozzarella, stracchino, fontina and gorgonzola; sometimes ricotta is swapped for one of the latter three) pizza bianca ("white pizza": [9] a type of bread topped with olive oil, salt and, occasionally herbs, [10] such as rosemary sprigs) pizza e fichi [11] (pizza with figs)