Warankasi Explained

Warankasi is a Yoruba local cheese in Nigeria. It is a soft white cheese made from cows milk.[1] [2] It can also be called awara, or wara which is milk in Yoruba. It is similar to beske, except beske is made with soy milk curds and is a Yoruba tofu. Warankasi can also be used to refer to other types of foreign cheeses as a general name for cheese. Local warankasi is commonly sold as street food.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Adeyeye . Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan . A preliminary study on the quality and safety of street-vended warankasi (a Nigerian soft white cheese) from Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria . British Food Journal . 119 . 2 . 322–330 . 6 February 2017 . 10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218 . 2024-05-30.
  2. Adeyeye . Samuel A. O. . A Preliminary Study on Quality and Safety of Warankasi (A Nigerian Soft White Cheese) from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria . British Food Journal . 120 . 1 . October 2016 . 10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218 . 2024-05-30.
  3. Adeyeye . Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan . 2017-01-01 . A preliminary study on the quality and safety of street-vended warankasi (a Nigerian soft white cheese) from Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria . British Food Journal . 119 . 2 . 322–330 . 10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218 . 0007-070X.