Fresh cheese
Burrata
Quick answer
Burrata is a pouch of fresh mozzarella filled with stracciatella — shreds of curd soaked in cream.
Created in Andria, Puglia, in the early 20th century.
How to use it: serve whole with tomatoes, olive oil and bread; eat the same day.
- Type
- Fresh cheese
- Origin
- Puglia
- Milk
- Cow's milk
- Best uses
- serve whole with tomatoes, olive oil and bread; eat the same day.
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