Tag: soft cheeses
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Burrata: Bathing Beauty of the Cheese World
Luscious, voluptuous, silky, oozy, creamy butteriness. If you aren’t already turned on to Burrata, you should be. Hailing from the region of Puglia, Italy, this gorgeous little cheese’s name means “butter.”[i] Burrata is a member of the pasta filata family of cheeses: those stretched-curd cheeses related to Mozzarella, Oaxaca, and Provolone. Yet in a twist,…
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What You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds
The other day, a mother and her pre-teen daughter were in the shop buying cheese. In our soft-ripened cow’s milk section (which is not labeled as such), the mom picked up a small wedge and put it in their basket. “Mom, why does it say Bloomy?” the daughter asked, peering at the cheese’s label. “I…
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Sunday Pun-Day for Softies
This Sunday Pun-day, I’ve got some bad jokes about soft cheeses to help soften the hard blow of the realization that your weekend is almost over. That includes soft-ripened cheeses like brie and camembert, pasta filata cheeses like mozzarella, and fresh cheeses like the Indian superstar paneer. They’re all softies, just like you when…