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1. ricotta
   ricotta cheese [rih-KAHT-tuh] This rich fresh cheese is slightly grainy but smoother than cottage cheese. It's white, moist and has a slightly sweet flavor. Most Italian ricottas are made from the WHEY drained off while making cheeses such as MOZZARELLA and PROVOLONE. Technically, this type of ricotta is not really cheese because it's made from a cheese by-product. In the United States, ricottas are usually made with a combination of whey and whole or skim milk. The word ricotta means 'recooked,…
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2. Ricotta
   A soft, unripened Italian cheese made as the by-product of the whey of other cheeses. Slightly sweet and grainy. Used often in Italian sweets (such as Cassata alla Sicilian) and as a pasta filling.
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3. Ricotta
   (Italian) A creamy whey cheese.
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4. ricotta
   [n] - soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
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5. ricotta
   noun soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
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6. ricotta
   (from the article `cottage cheese`) Ricotta, a fresh Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese but is smoother in texture, is also used in baking and in fillings for lasagna, ...
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7. Ricotta
   Ricotta is an Italian traditional farmhouse and creamery whey cheese usually made from cow's milk. There are a number of Ricotta cheeses made throughout Italy in various styles. Poor quality Ricotta cheese is often produced from semi-skimmed milk in factories.
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8. Ricotta
   Fresh, smooth, soft, and slightly salty Italian cheese that is similar in texture to cottage cheese. Used in a variety of dishes, including lasagnas and pizzas.
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9. Ricotta
   `Ricotta` () is an Italian dairy product made from sheep (or cow, goat, buffalo) milk whey left over from the production of cheese. Although typically referred to as ricotta cheese, ricotta is not properly a cheese because it is not produced by coagulation of casein. Rather it is made by coagulating...
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