Mascarpone vs Ricotta
Mascarpone
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
Mascarpone is a fresh, very rich cow's-cream cheese from Lombardy. Acid sets it. It is not aged, and it has no rind.
Ricotta
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Whey
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Italy
Ricotta means recooked. It is made by heating whey left from another cheese until the remaining proteins set into a fine, moist curd.