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The Dances with Wolves kind of buffaloes have nothing to do with it. What Americans call buffaloes are actually American bison and are members of a separate genus. True buffaloes, what we call the water buffalo, originated in south Asia and have been used as work animals in Italy since at least the Middle Ages, with farmers making cheese from their milk for centuries. Mozzarella was originally made from their milk and was widespread in southern Italy by the late 18th century. Most mozzarella is made from cow’s milk today, though water buffalo versions are still available. Anything called buffalo mozzarella is probably made from a combination of buffalo and cow milks, because the only requirement is that it contain some buffalo milk. However, if the label says Mozzarella di bufala campana (thanks to a European Union–granted Protected Designation of Origin), it must be made from 100 percent water buffalo milk and produced in the Campania region of Italy, which includes Naples and four surrounding provinces.
Cheeses made from (not American bison) water buffalo, especially the mozzarella kind are exceptionally good and, good for you.
When in southern Italy we visited a water buffalo farm and mozzarella factory just south of Salerno. The samples were delicious. We found out that the Italians always wait 24 hours after the mozzarella is made before they consume it. Something to do with the excessive...+READ
Cheeses made from (not American bison) water buffalo, especially the mozzarella kind are exceptionally good and, good for you.
When in southern Italy we visited a water buffalo farm and mozzarella factory just south of Salerno. The samples were delicious. We found out that the Italians always wait 24 hours after the mozzarella is made before they consume it. Something to do with the excessive amount of water when the cheese is just made. They were right.-COLLAPSE
@WNYamateur: BINGO!
The question in the title was never answered: What Do Buffaloes Have to Do with Mozzarella?
This is the answer that I was taught: water buffalo nurse their young much less than cows do, so their milk has to be more nutritious. It has a higher fat content, which accounts for the luxuriousness of the cheese.
Did you know that Ontario now has the largest milking water buffalo herd in North America? Their cheese under the label Bella Casara. It is made from 100% water buffalo milk and the water buffalo are of good Italian breeding stock. It's awesome cheese!
>> but did ya know that in Vermont there is a herd of buffalo creating great cheese? <
Cool! But how do they get their hooves to handle the cheese-making equipment?
The legal zone of mozzarella di bufala campana DOP actually includes a piece of southern Lazio.
Even if you already knew that, it's a great link to sent someone when you're asked that question! Explaining is tiring.
Sorry, certainly didn't mean to be a jackass.
Wow, Sam, who pissed on your caprese?
Thanks, I just won a bet!!...but did ya know that in Vermont there is a herd of buffalo creating great cheese?
No offense, but I thought we all knew that.