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Ziger

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205: 161: 177: 193: 31: 110:, is an example of such fresh cheese. Ziger, as a peasant staple food produced from whey, appears in literature from the Renaissance. Several writings from the 18th and 19th centuries also shows that, at that time, Ziger was close to what we know today. From the 20th century, the consumption of Ziger declined owing to an increase in purchasing power. Today its production is very small compared to other Swiss cheeses. 90:"Ricotta" production has been documented in Italy back to the Bronze age (see the Knowledge (XXG) article on "ricotta"). The name "ricotta" ("boiled again") refers to the use of milk serum that remains after the production of cheese; the serum is acidified and boiled again and the proteins still contained in the serum (lactoglobulins; casein is no longer there) coagulate and precipitate as curds. The French term 220:
Since Ziger has little taste, it is generally sprinkled with salt and pepper, whether it is eaten fresh or fried. It is also used in bakery, notably for Zigerkrapfen, which are fritters filled with a sweet and flavored Ziger filling. These are made since the 18th century and are particularly popular
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and selected lactic acid bacteria. It is then heated to around 90 °C. The precipitation of whey proteins is obtained by lowering the pH, or by adding acid (lactic, acetic or citric). The solid parts are then collected using a strainer and poured into pierced molds in which the product will be
204: 160: 102:, it is mentioned in a document from 1437. This appellation, however, might have been associated with another type of fresh cheese which was not a by-product but a domestically made cheese. The 176: 129:, and it has been produced there at least since the late Middle Ages (but, as written above, ricotta was produced in Italy since the bronze age). In the Val Bedretto ( 367: 192: 515: 376: 316: 291: 266: 235: 137:, literally "eating fresh ricotta", an expression that indicates the monotony of the diet of the mountain dwellers in the past. 360: 508: 210:
They are then slightly compressed and left alone for about a day, after which the cheese is ready to be eaten.
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left to drain and, therefore, to firm up. The product is ready to sold the following day.
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to produce one kilogram of Ziger. Today whey is obtained after curdling the milk using
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is mentioned among other cheeses in a Gruyère document dating from 1312. In
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is added, cheese curds form and are removed with a wooden pail.
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Ziger (left) is a byproduct of the manufacture of hard cheese (
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Index

Zigerkrapfen

Mutschli
fresh cheeses
Switzerland
Swiss-type cheeses
Gruyère
Emmental
whey
staple food
Valais
Schabziger
Glarus
Ticino
Leventina
milk
rennet
Traditional artisanal manufacture of Ziger at Ballenberg museum. The whey is first heated to 90°C.
Ballenberg
After acetic acid is added, cheese curds form and are removed with a wooden pail.
acetic acid
The curds are poured into pierced molds.
They are then slightly compressed and left alone for about a day, after which the cheese is ready to be eaten.
Whey cheese
Swiss cheeses and dairy products




"Sérac"

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