ricotta

[ ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian ree-kawt-tah ]

/ rɪˈkɒt ə, -ˈkɔ tə; Italian riˈkɔt tɑ /

a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

Origin of ricotta

1875–80; < Italian < Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook¹

ricky, ricky-tick, rico, ricochet, ricoeur, ricotta, ricrac, rics, rictal bristle, rictus, rid

Mozzarella, ricotta and burrata all come from the south of Italy; feta is from Greece.

Elegy to Italian Cheese |Jesse Dart |May 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own.

Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own |Petrit Husenaj |March 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The next time I go to use it, my ricotta has turned into a Petri dish and is now the only other living thing in my apartment.

Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own |Petrit Husenaj |March 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal.

What to Eat: Winter Salads |Cookstr.com |December 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

The ricotta with fresh basil that Benton loved on homemade pizza.

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Like Ricotta, this is such a popular cheese all over America that it is imitated widely, and often badly, with a bitter taste.

The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown

ricotta

/ (rɪˈkɒtə) /

a soft white unsalted cheese made from sheep's milk, used esp in making ravioli and gnocchi

C19: Italian, from Latin recocta recooked, from recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook