Types of Cheese

Question 1

Burrata

Answer 1

A fresh cheese made from a mixture of mozzarella and cream

Question 2

Tallegio

Answer 2

A semi-soft pungent, smear-ripened Italian cheese

Question 3

Ricotta Salata

Answer 3

Cheese from the whey of sheeps milk that is salted and aged (90 days minimum)

Whey- the watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds

Curd- semi solid substance formed when milk curdles or coagulates

Question 4

Pecorino

Answer 4

A sharp cheese made from sheeps milk

Question 5

Grana padono

Answer 5

An aged cheese similar to Parmesan but it’s more subtle and not as salty

Question 6

Riccota

Answer 6

A by product of other cheeses that have been combined and cooked

Question 7

Mozzarella

Answer 7

A fresh cheese made by heating curds

*Curd- a thick substance that forms when milk becomes sour

Question 8

Mascarpone

Answer 8

A buttery cheese made by curdling milk cream with citric acid

*Citric Acid- sharp tasting acid present in lemons and other sour fruit