Exempel på ricotta

• Cannoli consist of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta.

• Ricotta curds are creamy white in appearance, slightly sweet in taste, and contain around 13% fat.

• This means ricotta production is a low-yield process, considering the amount of whey required to produce it.

• Castagnaccio is best served with ricotta, chestnut honey or sweet wines such as vin santo.

• Popular stuffings include spinach and ricotta or minced beef.

• Most bakeries still make the original clam shell style with ricotta filling.

• The children of the owners did not like traditional cassata cake, made with sweetened ricotta, chocolate chips, and candied fruit.

• Tortelloni made with ricotta and herbs are usually served either with rag or with melted butter and sage leaves.

• The ricotta is placed in moulds to drain and then transferred to wooden vats to ferment, usually with the addition of salt.

• They are typically pasta shapes filled with vegetables, typically steamed carrots and green beans, ricotta, onion and olive oil.

• It contains poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins and ricotta fillings.

• Ricotta salata is sold in wheels, decorated by a delicate basket-weave pattern.

• The restaurants are also known for ricotta hotcakes.

• In the summer they produce ricotta, which can be eaten fresh or matured for a few months so that it has a stronger flavor.

• Some "zeppole" are filled with ricotta mixed with small pieces of chocolate, candied fruits and honey.