Warankasi

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Warankasi or wara 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, 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]

The cheese is produced by the coagulation of cow's milk with an extract of Calotropis procera , also known as the sodom apple. The cheese is traditionally sold in its whey or sometimes in a calabash, also known as bottle gourd, at room temperature. [4]

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  1. ↑ Adeyeye, Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan (6 February 2017). "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. doi:10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218 . Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ↑ Adeyeye, Samuel A. O. (October 2016). "A Preliminary Study on Quality and Safety of Warankasi (A Nigerian Soft White Cheese) from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria". British Food Journal. 120 (1). doi:10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218 . Retrieved 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. doi:10.1108/BFJ-05-2016-0218. ISSN   0007-070X.
  4. ↑ Adetola, Malomo Adekunbi (8 February 2024). "Nigeria's popular wara cheese has a short shelf life: we've found a way to keep it fresh for longer". The Conversation . Retrieved 4 November 2025.


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