mozzarellas

Soft Italian cheeses

Mozzarellas is the plural of mozzarella, a mild white cheese originally from Italy, traditionally made from water buffalo milk but now commonly from cow's milk.

The cheese is known for its soft texture and ability to melt into elastic strands: The pizza had two kinds of mozzarellas—fresh and smoked.

cheese

burrata

Cream-filled mozzarella pouch

bocconciniSmall fresh cheese balls
buffaloLarge North American bovine
stretchedPulled to lengthen

curd · milky · fresh · balls · pearls · whey · rennet · soft · white · mild

culinary

pizza

Topped flatbread dish

capreseItalian tomato-mozzarella preparation
margheritaTricolor Italian pizza
lasagnaBaked layered pasta dish

melted · shredded · sliced · topping · gratinated · bruschetta · panini · insalata · antipasto · tricolore

production

buffalo

Large North American bovine

cowFemale bovine
pasteurizedHeat-treated for safety
unpasteurizedNot heat-treated for safety

creamery · cheesemaker · brine · salted · aged · fresh · DOP · Italian · imported · domestic

Opposites

cheese aging/maturation

mozzarellasParmigiano-Reggiano

Protected Italian hard cheese

aged cheddar · Gruyère · Manchego · hard cheeses

flavor intensity

mozzarellasGorgonzola

Lombard town, cheese eponym

Stilton · Limburger · sharp cheddar · blue cheeses · blue cheese

Phrases

mozzarella sticksBattered cheese batons, deep-fried
fresh mozzarellaUnaged pulled-curd cheese
buffalo mozzarellaFresh cheese from bovine milk
smoked mozzarellaWood-cured Italian cheese

Family

mozzarella

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G