Dairy & cheese · Fresh
Buffalo mozzarella
Also called mozzarella di bufala, bufala
Fresh mozzarella from water-buffalo milk, richer, tangier and softer than cow's milk mozzarella. Torn raw over tomatoes and pizza after baking.
- A kind of Mozzarella
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodBocconcini
Usually cow's milk: milder and firmer.
- T2 · GoodBurrata
Creamier inside; doesn't slice.
- T3 · In a pinchLow-moisture mozzarella
Drier and saltier; fine melted, poor fresh.
- T3 · In a pinchStracciatella
Loose creamy shreds; spoon rather than slice.
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