Tag: buffalo cheese

  • In the Buff—That Other Type of Cheese Milk

    In the Buff—That Other Type of Cheese Milk

    We’ve got cow, goat, and sheep on our radars when it comes to cheese. But what about that other ruminant animal? Buffalo milk is not among the most common milks used in western cheesemaking, but it is an important source of deliciousness. Perhaps the most famous of all buffalo milk cheeses to American audiences is…

  • Burrata: The Dumpling of Cheeses

    Burrata: The Dumpling of Cheeses

    Burrata and I have had a complicated relationship since my time in the cheese biz. That’s because it hasn’t always sold the way it was expected, or at least hoped, to sell. In the first cheese shop I worked at, I didn’t really understand what Burrata was. I stocked the few cases we received, it…