Ricotta vs Urdă
Ricotta
Facts
- 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.
Urdă
Facts
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Whey
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Bulgaria
Urdă is a fresh whey cheese from Bulgaria. Cooks across the Balkans use the same name, or a close spelling, for cheese made by heating the whey left after other cheeses are drained. In Bulgaria it is also called izvara. The paste is white, soft, and finely grained, with a mild sweetness. It is eaten fresh, not aged under a rind, and it belongs in home cooking more than on a formal board.