Freshly made Apulian cheeses, including Ricotta and Burrato, at a cheese factory near Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Spinach and ricotta filled ravioli with butter, sage and parmesan, Italian cooking, Italy, Europe

Necci, flatbread made with chestunt flour, filled with ricotta cheese, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Ricotta Cheese, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Ricotta al forno (ricotta cheese cooked in the oven), Italy, Europe

ricotta processing, Masseria Brusca, Nardò, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Ricotta cheese, Caseificio Pezzaviva, Torre Santa Susanna, Puglia, Italy

Modica chocolate ravioli filled with ricotta at the Locanda Don Serafino restaurant in Ragusa Ibla, led by Vincenzo Candiano, chef of the starred restaurant. Via Avvocato Giovanni Ottaviano, 13, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

Ricotta cake, Sicily, Italy

Pudding with almond and ricotta, La Lepre Bianca restaurant, Asiago, Veneto, Italy

Fresh ricotta covered with chopped pistachios on an organic tomato cream

Fagottino with speck and cheese, San Basilio restaurant, Verona, Veneto, Italy.

Fresh cheese ricotta with chestnut, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Fresh hand made pasta, ravioli filled with ricotta cheese, with fresh tomatoe souce and organic basil, Il Giardino Di Epicuro restaurant, the epicurean garden, Maratea, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Production of the excellent buffalo ricotta from Campania at the dairy La Baronia; Caserta; Campania; Italy

Making Ricotta cheese with milk from Modica cows at the Floridia dairy. Ispica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe.

Ravioli pasta with Zucchinis, saffron and guanciale, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Fresh hand made pasta, ravioli filled with ricotta cheese, with fresh tomatoe souce and organic basil, Il Giardino Di Epicuro restaurant, Maratea, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Making Ricotta cheese with milk from Modica cows at the Floridia dairy. Ispica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe.

Making Ricotta cheese with milk from Modica cows at the Floridia dairy. Ispica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe.

Making Ricotta cheese with milk from Modica cows at the Floridia dairy. Ispica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe.

Baked ricotta cheese on baking sheet