What is Urdă?
[[File:Urdă.png|thumb|265px|''Urdă'', is a Romanian fresh white cheese made from whey of sheep, goat or cow.]] '''Urdă''' (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈurdə]) is the [[Romania]]n equivalent for Ricotta, a fresh white [[cheese]] made from [[whey]] of [[sheep]], [[goat]] or [[cow]]. Urdă is produced by heating the whey resulting from the draining of any type of cheese. It is often made into molds to the shape of a half sphere. The paste is finely grained, silky and palatable. Since urdă is produced by Romanian shepherds since time immemorial in Romania, this product is considered a traditional Romanian dairy product.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dadrsibiu.ro/index.php/atestat-produse-traditionale/precizari-intocmirea-caietului-de-sarcini.html|title=site officiel de la Directia pentru Agricultura si Dezvoltare Rurala Sibiu|publisher=|access-date=2011-11-28|archive-date=2010-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603202413/http://www.dadrsibiu.ro/index.php/atestat-produse-traditionale/precizari-intocmirea-caietului-de-sarcini.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is used especially in the preparation of several desserts as [[clătită]] and [[plăcintă]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{food-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Urda}} [[Category:Romanian food]] [[Category:Cheeses]]