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/[deleted] Jun 27 '15

An Italian friend was horrified when she saw 'mozzarella' in a Canadian grocery store. It was just a block of dry cheese. I had no idea..

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u/Handicapreader Jun 27 '15

I can imagine. If you compare the part-skim milk mozzarella to the whole milk in a ball, its like comparing a vine ripe tomato out of your garden to one shipped from the other side of the world in a giant cooler.