After letting the curds settle on the bottom of the pot, I drained the whey and then pressed the curds into a slab, which I then moved onto a board for cutting. Whey is slowly oozing from underneath.
The cheese of the photo is currently in its aging phase. I hope to feature it in an upcoming post, so I won't reveal its name quite yet.
This is my submission to week #3 edition of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event, recently launched by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook.
The photo was shot in color and then converted to black and white.
This post contains the gallery of photos submitted to the event.
I am convinced you make some magic with cheese as well. Black and white suits it perfectly.
Posted by: Caffettiera | July 27, 2011 at 04:36 AM
Beautiful B&W photo. I look forward to reading about your new cheese-making process.
Posted by: Paz | July 27, 2011 at 06:11 AM
I have only ever attempted paneer and ricotta cheese but am inspired to create more.
Posted by: bellini | July 27, 2011 at 06:13 AM
What a shot! The textures are amazing. Thanks, Simona, for sharing this fine image
with BWW Food.
Posted by: Susan | July 27, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Wow!!!! Bellissima fotografia :D
baciussss
Posted by: Ale73 | July 27, 2011 at 11:23 AM
The texture of the cheese in this photo is simply beautiful, but I suspect that the cheese itself will be even more exquisite. I look forward to your post about it, but in the meanwhile I may just have to try your homemade ricotta recipe.
Posted by: Duespaghetti | July 27, 2011 at 04:17 PM
Can't wait to see what this cheese becomes. Terrific shot.
Posted by: Haalo | July 27, 2011 at 09:35 PM
foto e soggetto ben fatti, lasciamo che il soggetto stagioni e sarà ancora meglio.....scappo devo girare la besciamella.....work in progressssssssss ^ _ ^
Posted by: astrofiammante | July 28, 2011 at 09:58 AM
avevo visto la foto da Susan, ed eccomi qui!
bellissima davvero. sono curiosissima vedere cosa ne viene fuori!
baciussss
brii
Posted by: brii | July 29, 2011 at 07:26 AM
Ciao Caffettiera and thanks for the kind words. We'll taste the cheese fairly soon.
Ciao Paz. Keep your fingers crossed that the result is good.
Ciao Val. I encourage you to do it: it's rewarding.
Ciao Susan. It was one of those moments. I put the slab on the board and grabbed the camera. A few seconds later, it was no longer as strong an image.
Ciao Ale: grazie!
Ciao Duespaghetti. I have been making cheese for some time now, but I still feel like every step of the process is a bit of magic. I hope you try.
Thanks, Haalo.
Ciao Marta. Manca ancora una settimana e poi potremo saggiare il risultato. Ho visto il messagggio. Ti rispondo presto :)
Ciao brii. Ho creato un bel po' di aspettativa con questa foto. Spero che la prima fetta non deluda.
Posted by: Simona Carini | July 29, 2011 at 08:01 AM