the mozzarella you're eating isn't actually mozzarella

all the mozz facts, plus a tale of mysterious mountains of cheese

You never forget your first bite of really good mozzarella.

But, what if I told you that you were lied to about mozzarella? That most mozzarella you’re eating isn’t technically mozzarella?

In Campania (mozzarella’s birthplace), mozzarella is made only with buffalo milk. If it’s cow milk, it’s a different cheese called fiordilatte (or fior di latte.)

I am not talking about the gelato here (although, that’s delicious too).

You see that creaminess? That’s all from bufala baby.

Yes, this Neapolitan queen - Signora Gentile from Sorrentino’s The Hand of God - is eating mozzarella.

How do I know?

QUICK buffalo milk v cow milk breakdown