Fresh cheese
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana
Quick answer
Mozzarella di bufala Campana is a soft, milky stretched-curd DOP cheese made from water-buffalo milk.
It is tangier and creamier than cow's-milk fior di latte and is best within a day or two.
How to use it: caprese salad, pizza at the end of baking, eat at room temperature.
- Type
- Fresh cheese
- Origin
- Campania and Lazio (DOP)
- Milk
- Water-buffalo milk
- Best uses
- caprese salad, pizza at the end of baking, eat at room temperature.
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