this cannot be used in place of ricotta unless you have no taste buds. Ricotta is a bit different, but close. It may be used in place of cottage cheese, but the same can be said of paper mache, or tofu.



when i was 22 I was visiting friends. being eyetalian they asked me to cook a meal (brave as well as nice people). Food was fine they loved it, next day they wanted to use the left overs so I told them to buy 2 pounds mozzerella and 2 pounds ricotta they picked up the mootsie and cottage cheese. The dairy man said " they are both pot cheeses and can be used interchangably, and CC is half the price. " We went back to store and I told the dairy man he should not tell lies they are very different. Later on back at the ranch I made them taste side by side, both cheeses. My pen pal then told his mom not to question my cooking if, it is eyetalian food, cause she didn't have a clue. He was right, and she was a fabulous cook, just no ethnic stuff. And they were gracious hosts.