Warankasi

Warankasi, wara-kasi 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 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]

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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References

  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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