Ricotta in the Monti Sicani of Sicily: the Delicate Cheese as It Used to be Made

By Harold McGee

Feb 13, 2002

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GIOVANNI CACCIATORE WAS HEATING a pot of whey for ricotta near the remote town of Santo Stefano Quisquina in the Sicani Mountains, a twisting 90-kilometer drive south of Palermo. Morning sunlight came through a large, open doorway. Just outside it were 500 sheep, 50 goats, and a trail leading to mountain pastures that in April, when this photo was taken…

Ricotta in the Monti Sicani of Sicily: the Delicate Cheese as It Used to be Made

By Harold McGee

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