Delicate, mild, pleasant, delicate taste. Semi-soft, creamy, white. Available in both smoked and fresh unripened cheese that has been produced in Southern Italy since ancient Roman times.. Originally only water buffalo milk was used.

It is a cooked, kneaded cheese of the kind called pasta filata, meaning spun or pulled curd, and is ideally made by traditional methods.  It is the classic stringy pizza type cheese.

Used: Snacks, toasted sandwiches, cheeseburgers, cooking, as in meat loaf, or topping for lasagne, pizza, and casseroles