Orders may arrive +/- 2 days from your preferred delivery date.
Orders may arrive +/- 2 days from your preferred delivery date.
A cow’s milk Ricotta with a moussier, lighter texture than is typical of many continental versions, but with rich, savouriness and long-lasting cooked flavours.
Please note this product is only available in our shops, or for wholesale customers.
Standard delivery is free to most postcodes in the UK for orders over £39.50. Click here for a list of postcodes where additional delivery charges apply.
For orders under £39.50, standard delivery is £8.00.
Collection from our London shops is free - choose Shop Collection at checkout.
Westcombe Ricotta is produced from the whey left over from Tom Calver's make of Westcombe Cheddar. The removal of whey – the liquid component of milk – is a fundamental part of coagulating milk. It is commonly discarded by the cheesemaker as a waste product, due in large part to its acid properties and its sheer volume. But while the majority of whey is water, held in solution are a great diversity of bacteria, enzymes and proteins, packed with potential. Tom will heat a batch of whey for a prolonged period until its proteins denature and begin to coagulate into fragile white clumps. Once solid enough to be moulded, the coagulated proteins are salted and then ladled into colander-like moulds and the liquid allowed to drain off. Moisture will slowly continue to drain out as the ricotta sits in its mould.MILK, salt, rennet
MILK, salt, rennet
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