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Article: Sheep's milk: For ricotta, it's the whey to go.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2003
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Byline: Annie Rush and Laura Werlin
We're often asked what the flavor differences really are between sheep, goat and cow's milk ricotta. Well, they're as different as the milk used to make them. However, all ricottas are generally mild, so the difference is often textural as much as it is flavor.
First, a little about what distinguishes ricotta from other cheeses. Ricotta is known as a "whey cheese" because it is a cheese that is made primarily from the whey, or liquid. It came about when cheesemakers in Italy determined that if they heated the whey, which was a byproduct of cheesemaking, the bits of remaining solids would float to the surface. They ...