How do Italians eat ricotta cheese?

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asked Nov 20, 2023 in Other-Food Drink by DebraJustice (2,140 points)
How do Italians eat ricotta cheese?

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answered Nov 20, 2023 by Flocraz (22,200 points)
Italians eat ricotta cheese by itself or by adding honey, ham or spreading the ricotta cheese on warm bread.

Ricotta cheese is mainly used for dishes such as stuffed shells and Lasagna although Ricotta Cheese can be used in many other dishes or even eaten plain.

You can also use ricotta cheese on toast or put it with corn, scallions, pesto, tomatoes, fried eggs etc.

Or top the ricotta cheese with strawberries or honey or bananas, nutella or other fruits.

Ricotta cheese is an Italian whey cheese that is made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses.

Like other whey cheeses, Ricotta cheese is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein has been used to make cheese, notably albumin and globulin.

Ricotta Cheese can be frozen but when frozen Ricotta Cheese changes in texture.

However it's still safe to eat and frozen Ricotta Cheese is good in baked goods.

The ricotta cheese can be frozen for up to 2 months.

When freezing ricotta cheese just be aware that while the ricotta cheese can be frozen that the texture and taste of the ricotta cheese can change.

The ricotta cheese will remain safe to eat but it may not taste as good.

I would only freeze cheese such as ricotta cheese or any other cheese if I were just using the ricotta cheese or other cheese for cooking.

When cooking with ricotta cheese or any other frozen cheese you won't notice the texture or taste change.

But even if you don't cook with the cheese it's still okay to freeze it.

Ricotta 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.

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