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Ricotta

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, ricotta means: A soft Italian cheese traditionally made from whey, with a mild flavour and fine curds.

In Turkish: rikotta

How it is used

Used in fillings and desserts; commercial recipes may include milk.

Example sentences

  1. The ravioli filling combined ricotta with spinach.

    The soft cheese gives body to the vegetable filling.

  2. Ricotta softened the texture of the lemon cake.

    The cheese can be incorporated into a baked dessert.

Common collocations

  • ricotta filling
  • fresh ricotta
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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