The mozzarella cheese is a stringy, soft cheese, produced with cow's milk derived from one or more milkings, carried out in a maximum period of sixteen hours. The production of mozzarella dates back to medieval times, in the Naples area, when the milk arrived almost sour to cheese factories, forming a curd that it lends itself very well to be processed.
The name derives from the act of the “mozzata” or severed, when the master cheese maker cuts a piece of the cheese from the long curd ribbon, thus forming the mozzarella.
It is precisely at this stage that arise the various mozzarella forms, including the famous “treccia”, obtained weaving together three pieces of cheese.
Mozzarella cheese has a white color, a fresh and delicate flavor and a soft and tender on the palate texture, with a good paste compactness. It is suitable for cooking and to try plain.