: a white unripened whey cheese of Italy that resembles cottage cheese
also
: a similar cheese made in the U.S. from whole or skim milk
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It’s made with a savory pumpkin base, buffalo mozzarella, fior di latte, ricotta, basil and pecorino.
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Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
Chef Cameron Cousin, 46, taps into a lot of diners’ wish lists with his winning roundup of oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, ricotta scattered with mushrooms, and a strapping pork chop that’s pure comfort (and sweetly served with apple sauce inside hollowed crab apples).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
Chef Cameron Cousin, 46, taps into a lot of diners’ wish lists with his winning roundup of oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, ricotta scattered with mushrooms, and a strapping pork chop that’s pure comfort (and sweetly served with apple sauce inside hollowed crab apples).
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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ricotta
noun
ri·cot·ta
ri-ˈkät-ə 
: a soft, white Italian cheese
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