Mozzarella
fresh cow/buffalo cheese · Cheese
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A soft, fresh Italian cheese of stretched curd, traditionally made from buffalo milk and now mostly cow's. The fresh ball is mild, milky and springy; the drier low-moisture kind browns and pulls into strings on pizza.
Picking a good onedrag
Springy, milky, porcelain-whiteSlimy, sour, the pack domed
In dateEveryday bestRaw-milk mozzarella is a Listeria risk. Pregnant, over 65 or low immunity? Buy pasteurised.
Skin and colourWhite, smooth, a little duller
Squeeze and cutSofter, creamier, still round
SmellMild and milky, faintly buttery
The packSealed, flat, a few days left