Paneer vs Warankasi
Paneer
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- India
Paneer is a fresh acid-set cheese from the Indian subcontinent. Hot milk is curdled with lemon, yogurt, or another acid. There is no rennet and no aging.
Warankasi
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Nigeria
Warankasi is a soft white cheese from Nigeria, made from cow's milk. The Yoruba name is also shortened to wara, a word tied to milk. Makers curdle fresh milk with an extract of the sodom apple plant, Calotropis procera, known locally as bomubomu. The curds are mild, moist, and usually eaten soon after they are formed. It is ordinary street food, not a long-aged wheel.