Urda (cheese)
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Etymology
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Production
Urda is made from whey of sheep, goat or cow milk. Urda is produced by heating the whey resulting from the draining of any type of cheese. It is often made into molds to the shape of a half sphere. The paste is finely grained, silky and palatable. It contains 18 grams of protein per 100 grams.
Urda is similar to ricotta in the way it is produced.
Common uses
In Romania, urda is traditionally used in the preparation of several desserts, such as clătită and plăcintă. Urda is very popular in Northeast part of Serbia — Banat.
Hungarians traditionally use it as ingredients of desserts, commonly make it into bukta (ordás bukta) and ordás palacsinta.
See also
References
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- ↑ Tehnologija hrane (Serbian)
- ↑ About the Macedonian gastronomy (Macedonian)
- ↑ Urda - super food for the health and beauty (Macedonian)
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