Mozzarella with buffalo milk and more
Buffalo milk is the basis for the production of dairy products, including mozzarella and ricotta. As far as our production is concerned, with this food we make: burrata, cuore di perle (heart-shaped, filled with buffalo milk pearls and cream), braid, smoked and non-smoked morsels… in the run-up to the Christmas holidays, we offer our customers the Pandorì, in the shape of a pandoro, made entirely ofbuffalo mozzarella. As we have noticed, buffalo milk is used to make various products, but the most well-known and popular is certainly mozzarella. The name derives from its processing, in fact, the cheeses after being stretched are cut and reduced into small spherical portions, therefore from mozza (small initial shape) to mozzarella.
History of mozzarella
The history of buffalo mozzarella is very ancient, it is produced entirely with buffalo milk. Its origins are linked to the introduction of buffalo breeding in Italy, even if in a wild state. These animals found their natural habitat in the marshy lands of southern Italy. In these areas, in fact, in addition to the importance of milk production, the qualities of the animal were highlighted, recognized as the best pack animal for working the land in marshy areas.
From the female buffalo comes buffalo milk, which is distinguished by its sweet flavor and the benefits it possesses. This is a very ancient product, precisely because buffalo has been raised for centuries, especially in some regions of Italy, among which without a shadow of a doubt there is Campania.
Differences between buffalo milk and cow milk
When we talk about buffalo milk, it is best to talk about it in relation to cow’s milk to understand the differences between them.he intercorrono tra questi. First of all, they have different nutritional values: buffalo milk contains a higher quantity of proteins and lipids, it is also fattier and more caloric than cow’s milk. Among the benefits of buffalo milk, as we have already mentioned, there is a high number of proteins that provide healthy muscles and blood, it contains calcium and phosphorus in large quantities, vitamin A that is good for eyesight and also contains lower levels of cholesterol than cow’s milk.
