What is Ricotta Cheese and Limburger Cheese?
What is
- Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep or 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.
Limburger is a cow milk, semi soft cheese, with a washed rind.
Flavor
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Grassy, Mild, Mushroomy
Origin
Italy
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands