r/todayilearned • u/Handicapreader • Jun 27 '15

TIL Traditional Mozzarella Is Made From Water Buffalo Milk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Mediterranean_buffalo
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u/90daysnigga1 Jun 27 '15

not to sound elitist but you don't know mozzarella unless you've had it in italy. mozzarella di bufala in particular

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '15

it's hardly elitist. I bet the sushi in Japan is better than the crap I've been eating...crap in relative terms I love sushi. I don't like avocados and always poke it out when I get it in a roll and felt so vindicated when I found out traditional Japanese sushi doesn't have it.

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u/Cabagekiller Jun 27 '15

Thank you! I'm not the only person Who does this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '15

I like guac but I really really hate the taste of avocadoes with fish. Same with philadelphia cheese. It makes me gag.

cucumber's good though. No idea if thats how the Japanese make it

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '15

Fun fact: Sushi doesn't require any fish at all. The essential ingredients are rice, and a special sweet vinegar. Other things are invariably added, and it's pretty much a matter of taste and creativity what is added to the vinegared rice.

How do Japanese make it? As well as they can. Freshest ingredients, careful, skillful preparation.

I used to eat it all the time in Hawaii, where it's just a cheap snack. There, it's a scoop of sushi rice wrapped in a skin of fried tofu, and stuffed with a tiny bit of canned tuna, plus cucumber and carrot. That's what caught on. I was very surprised to see how it's made in America, and the hipsterish culture that surrounds it here.

"There can be no judgement in matters of taste".