Burrata is a unique, fresh Italian cheese, made with buffalo milk, that has a secret surprise. From the outside, it most resembles a ball of mozzarella, but in fact, this is a deception.
Tag: fresh cheese
Australian cream cheese in the Midwest
Oddly enough, there was actually a great number of Australian cheeses in Minnesotan supermarkets. While this violates my “eat local foods” while travelling rule, this one—despite being quite commercial—stood out as unique because of its interesting flavorings.
Fresh Crottin from Montchevrè
Pronounced /KROH-tan/, this French cheese is made from goat’s milk. Crottin is basically the French version of caprino, an Italian fresh goat’s milk cheese; and, is actually very similar to Bijou—another French cheese—likely because they are essentially the same. The only difference is that Bijou is aged. Also, Bijou means “Jewel” in French … and, […]
Chèvre: the French fries of goat cheese
Although chèvre is not necessarily a French cheese, the word chèvre (the French word for goat) has become the common term to describe any fresh goat cheese. Why would they do this? I read somewhere that it was basically a marketing technique that, at the same time, it created a brand for fresh goat cheese, […]
Cottage (is it?) cheese
Of course, it’s cheese; it’s cheese curds that are not pressed. Normally, cheese is pressed and the excess whey is drained. This, obviously, is not part of the process in making cottage cheese. The name, being quite literal, refers to its history of being produced in cottages. I would love to be able to coin […]
Cappelletta
Cappelletta is a tre latte (three milk) mixed-milk cheese. You got it: buy one get two free! Believe it or not, it’s an unpressed robiola from the famous Piedmont region of Italy. The Piedmont region, which includes a total of eight provinces (Torino, Cuneo, Asti, Alessandria, Vercelli, Biella, Novara, and Verbanio-Cusio-Ossola), is home to many […]
Mascarpone madness
Mascarpone is an Italian fresh cheese made from cow’s milk. It is straw yellow color with a soft texture and mild taste. This cheese is actually referred to as a quark, or curd cheese; this means that a culture is introduced to the milk(in this case, cream), heated, and then strained. This process is very […]
Caprino Cheese
Caprino cheese is made of goat’s milk and is from the Piedmont region of Italy; its name actually comes from the word capra, which means goat.
Zabar’s Cream Cheese
I took a trip to Zabar’s on the upper west side to take a look at their cheese selection. They have a pretty good selection, a lot of which I have featured on the tastings before. So, this time I thought I would have more fun and taste their cream cheese—which, being made on the […]