this question is twofold
#1 i never realized that it could be made with cottage cheese....what is your preference - cottage cheese or ricotta cheese....i am ricotta all the way.
#2 this is going to sound stupid but you know how most people say lasagna like la-zan-ya? well how come the last three letters are the same as bologna but we pronounce it ba-low-nee?
2006-09-22 07:19:13 · 20 answers · asked by cookiesmom 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
As for question #1, I definitely prefer ricotta. I even make homemade Mozzarella and ricotta (it's easier than you think. Visit http://www.cheesemaking.com/ if your interested)
As for #2 - It's just another shining example of how we Americans can't seem to follow any consistent rules of syntax.
2006-09-22 07:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always use Ricotta cheese. It definitely has more flavor than cottage cheese. It's a little sweeter and the texture always turns out perfect. Cottage cheese is okay but why use it when you can get ricotta almost anywhere now a days. Ricotta also is availabe fat-free.
They way we pronounce it comes from the Italian pronounciation of the "gn" always having a soft sound where the g sound as we know it is not heard (if that makes sense) just like "gli" in Italian words sound like "L-yee".
2006-09-22 07:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definetly prefer ricotta cheese. I actually mix half a small container of cream cheese in with a big container of ricotta. I have had it made with cottage cheese at a friends house, and I can't say that I cared for it. It definately wasn't the same. as for the 2cnd Q. I have no clue.
2006-09-22 08:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by bana_q_wax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 I have had lasgna with cottage cheese. It taste the same. And I am 1/2 Italian . However I would prefer the roccotta. Oh the oven ready noodles are great.
#2 Don't know.
2006-09-22 07:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use cottage cheese......and I also use cream cheese. Some have really freaked when I said that but loooved it after they tried it. I mix my cottage cheese, my cream cheese, my parmasan cheese and 2 eggs in a bowl and that is 1 layer of my lasagna. As for your second question, lol...I have no clue I say la-zan-ya.
2006-09-22 07:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1... I like it either way... my Mom always made it with cottage cheese so I am a little partial to that.
2... people are pronouncing Bologna incorrectly it should be pronounced Ba-low-na, however everyone says it ba-low-nee no matter how many times you correct them.
2006-09-22 09:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate cottage cheese in la-zoh-nee. :D (Sorry, couldn't resist.) I think it adds too much moisture, and I don't like the texture (even when using small curd cottage cheese.) I much prefer ricotta...it's creamier, blends in better and has a better flavor.
2006-09-22 09:25:27 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use both to make it cheaper. but when using cottage cheese i put through a food processor to make the consistency similar to the ricotta so there are no "chunks" that won't melt.
2006-09-22 10:24:35 · answer #8 · answered by farmergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 Ricotta cheese
#2 If it tastes good, I don't care how it is pronounced.
2006-09-22 07:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bologna is a town.. and it is pronounced like Lasagna... however the meat name have been simplified and american-ized.. who knows where or how it started..
As for the cheese.. I actually don't care for either kind.. I preferr just to use a mixture of mozzarella and jack.. not italian i know. but we like it..
2006-09-22 07:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋