kosher ricotta salata

[koshergourmetmart]

belgioso makers of kosher mascarpone as well as some other kosher cheeses (not everything of theirs is kosher) is going to have a kosher ricotta salata (CRC) non chalav yisrael. I saw a photo in a trade publication of new product this year and saw the kosher stamp on the packaging.

[GilaB]

Wow! Thanks! Please let me know if you actually find it in a store.

[Kosher Carnivore]

Wow, if this hits the store then I can prepare authentic and kosher pasta alla Norma. Awesome!

[noya]

great news :-)

[GilaB]

Has anybody seen this in stores yet? I've been looking in various Manhattan stores for the last month or two and have yet to find it.

[PotatoPuff]

do you know how much it will cost

[GilaB]

Found it! (I was so excited that I raised my arms like my team just scored a touchdown, standing right there in the dairy section.) My local upper Manhattan grocery store had it today, out with the regular cheeses rather than in the kosher section. $7.99/pound there, which means it'll be cheaper elsewhere.

Now I just need to convince my eggplant-disliking husband to get excited about pasta alla Norma.

[helou]

Any chance you'll tell us which local upper Manhattan grocery store? And while you're at it, how about the recipe for pasta alla Norma :-).

[AdinaA]

Please do tell, GilaB

[GilaB]

Key Food at 187th and Broadway. It's not generally a font of obscure products, especially if they're not specifically targeted at the kosher-keeping or Dominican populations, so if it's there, it's available in general. Check your local grocery before shlepping to mine.

I haven't got a tried-and-true recipe for Pasta alla Norma, because I've never had ricotta salata to work with. It won't happen until at least Monday, because of various family obligations over the holiday weekend, but I can report back after I try it out.

I've been trying to post this for about 30 minutes, and it's not going through because the site's running so slowly. All those folks panicking about Thanksgiving, hosting a big multi-course family meal - amateurs!

[GilaB]

I made the recipe in the Gourmet Cookbook, which is very much like the one on Epicurious, but with twice the eggplant and a little more ricotta salata: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
I also used whole wheat penne, and several handfuls of basil, as all the other recipes I saw seemed to call for more basil than this one does. It was very good, although as usual when I make a vegetable-based pasta sauce, I wish I'd made more vegetables. Even my generally eggplant-averse husband enjoyed it.

The ricotta salata totally made the dish - it was kind of like a drier, firmer feta, but better than that. I'm looking forward to experimenting with it further.

[cheesecake17]

I looked for this today in Shoprite in Brooklyn. Didn't see it, but I did see other cheeses from that brand. Will try Key Food in Brooklyn.

[koshergourmetmart]

glad to hear!