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Bocconcini is a small mozzarella cheese the size of an egg.. This is a list of stretch-curd cheeses, comprising cheeses prepared using the pasta filata technique. The cheeses manufactured from this technique undergo a plasticising and kneading treatment of the fresh curd in hot water, which gives them fibrous structures.
Provolone (/ ˌ p r oʊ v ə ˈ l oʊ n eɪ, ˌ p r oʊ v ə ˈ l oʊ n i, ˌ p r oʊ v ə ˈ l oʊ n /, [3] Italian: [provoˈloːne]) is an Italian semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. It is an aged pasta filata ('stretched-curd') cheese originating in the Campania region, [4] near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) long.
Stracciatella cheese is composed of small shreds—hence its name, which in Italian is a diminutive of straccia ('rag' or 'shred'), meaning 'a little shred'. It is a stretched curd fresh cheese, white in colour, and made the whole year round, [2] [3] but is thought to be at its best during the spring and summer months. [2]
Caciocavallo (Italian: [ˌkatʃokaˈvallo]) is a type of pasta filata ('stretched-curd') cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula.
' spun paste ') is a technique in the manufacture of a family of Italian cheeses also known in English as stretched-curd, pulled-curd, and plastic-curd cheeses. [1] Stretched curd cheeses manufactured using the pasta filata technique undergo a plasticising and kneading treatment of the fresh curd in hot water, which gives the cheese its fibrous ...
Scamorza (Italian: [skaˈmɔrtsa]) is a southern Italian cow's milk cheese.It can also be made from other milk, but that is less common. It is a pasta filata (‘stretched curd’) cheese, in which the fresh curd matures in its own whey for several hours to allow the acidity to develop through the conversion of lactose to lactic acid.
It is a soft, stretched-curd cheese, made with cows’ milk, much like asadero, but the cheese's pH is modified to 5.3 to get the stringy texture. [1] [2] The cheese is then formed into ropes which are then wound into balls. [1] The cheese can be melted especially for quesadillas, but it is often eaten pulled apart or shredded on top of ...
Mozzarella (English: / ˌ m ɒ t s ə ˈ r ɛ l ə /, Italian: [mottsaˈrɛlla]; Neapolitan: muzzarella, pronounced [muttsaˈrɛllə]) is a semi-soft non-aged cheese prepared using the pasta filata ('stretched-curd') method with origins from southern Italy. It is prepared with cow's milk or buffalo milk, taking the following names: