Mascarpone vs. Ricotta

Mascarponenoun

A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed or aged; often used in desserts.

Mascarponenoun

soft mild Italian cream cheese

Mascarpone

Mascarpone (, US also , Italian: [maskarˈpoːne]) is a soft Italian acid-set cream cheese. It is recognized in Italy as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (PAT) ().Outside Italy, Mascarpone is sometimes mispronounced , even by food professionals.

Ricottanoun

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

Ricottanoun

soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese

Ricotta

Ricotta (pronounced [riˈkɔtta] in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein has been used to make cheese, notably albumin and globulin.