What is mozzarella curd?

Mozzarella is a cheese from southern Italy, which has become common cheese around the world. Cheese often comes in a small package containing a piece of cheese soaked in liquid. Mozzarella curd is solid and the liquid is either whey, brine or water. This curd is produced by the milk coagulation process and is used in various Italian and international meals from Naples pizza to Caesar salads. The word mozzarella comes from the Italian word mozzare , which means "cut". In the legend, some cheese curds got into a bucket of warm water in the Naples factory for cheese. There is no evidence that this part is true, but one thing that is true is that Mozzarella comes from Naples. Traditional Mozzarella is concentrated on the areas of Battipugli and Caserta in South Naples, but can be found throughout the area of ​​Kampania. To qualify as a traditional mozzarella curd, the Ust is also made of a water buffalo of milk, which led to the cheese called Mozzarella di Bufala Campania in Italian.

Traditional Mozzarella curd is made of cold milk. First, the milk is added to the milk, the enzyme found in the stomach of mammals or edible acid such as citric acid or vinegar. This mixture is mixed and slowly heats up in a pan or cotton. When heat is spreading through milk, it slowly coagulates and chooses a solid cheese. Once the mozzarella is firm, it is separated from the liquid whey and drifts into the shape like bread.

Fresh Mozzarella Curd is edible as soon as it was made. When Mozzarella was first invented, it would eat it on the day of production. It could be maintained for up to a week if it was preserved in salt, but only in the 20th century could it be held longer. The invention of a vacuum -fastened plastic bag Mozzarella curd could be maintained in aquatic solution. This meant that it could be exported around the world.

There are a number of Mozzarella variants. Bocconccini and trecciosThere are various forms of traditional mozzarella, the former are small balls and the second reinforced mozzarella. Mozzarella Affamicata on the other side is smoked mozzarella and Manteca is a mozzarella with a piece of butter in the middle. Mozzarella curd can also be filled with foods such as olives, tomatoes, prosciutto and ham. The cheese is often served as part of salads, as a topping of pizza, in pasta or in simple meals next to tomatoes or salmon and soaked in olive oil and served with basil.