Bocconcini
Cheese
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Bocconcini are small, bite-sized balls of fresh mozzarella, the name meaning "little mouthfuls" in Italian. Soft, springy and milky-sweet, they are sold floating in light brine or whey and eaten fresh — speared on antipasto skewers, tossed whole into salads, or scattered over pizza and pasta.
Picking a good onedrag
Springy, milky, porcelain-whiteSlimy, sour, the tub domed
In dateEveryday bestSalads, skewers, pizza. Raw-milk balls carry a Listeria risk for pregnant people, over-65s and the immunocompromised: they should buy pasteurised.
Skin and colourWhite and smooth, the shine a little duller
The squeezeSofter and more yielding, still round
SmellMild and milky, faintly buttery
The tubLid flat, a few days left on the date