Ricotta

Ricotta Cheese, A way to Make the most of Milk! – Italian Cheeseaholic

Waste not, want not, is a common expression in the English language. Not just because it sounds good, but also because it contains a very practical truth.

Those of us living in (or at least brought up in!) the western world are prone to not adhering to this adage. It’s much easier to just throw out old or excess items, rather than going to the bother of nding alternative uses. However, this is not a wise approach to life as who knows how long the resources we have will last and indeed if we all made better use of what we’ve got, we would have more to share with others.

Many people in today’s world don’t have the luxury of being wasteful and for sure many living in days gone by when food preservation methods weren’t so high-tech, also had to nd ways of making the most of what they had.

Ironically, this need for being ef cient with available resources gave rise to many of the food products that we enjoy today. For example, cheese was born out of the need to preserve milk.

There are a vast number of different cheeses in existence, each with a story to tell about how it came into being. Ricotta is one such cheese, the origin of which very much being to do with the need to make the most of any available milk.

Ricotta Cheese, A way to Make the most of Milk! – Italian Cheeseaholic