What is Skyr and Ricotta Cheese?
What is
- Skyr is a cultured dairy product that is thick and creamy and tangy .
- Skyr is a fresh skim-milk cheese, strained to a whipped-custard consistency.
- 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.