[Sca-cooks] Re: Thoughts on cheesemaking

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On May 1, 2006, at 12:38 AM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> I guess I may have missed this earlier, but what is the difference  
> between "ricotta" and "ricotta salata"? Or is that second simply  
> ricotta salad? :-)
>
> Stefan

Ricotta insalata is ricotta that has been salted and drained, and,  
eventually, pressed into a semi-dry cake. It has a somewhat feta-like  
texture, a flavor a bit like Romano. I'm not a huge fan of it, myself.

Adamantius


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