{"id":293,"date":"2008-04-20T13:56:48","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T03:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=293"},"modified":"2008-04-20T13:56:48","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T03:56:48","slug":"mozzarella-di-bufala-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/italy\/mozzarella-di-bufala-italy","title":{"rendered":"Italian Cheese &#8211; Mozzarella di bufala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;m presently on a cheese obsession, my attention\u00a0was drawn to the current scandal about the potential contamination of mozzarella cheese with cancer-causing dioxin.\u00a0 Italian authorities have recalled mozzarella sales from 25 producers in the Campania region near Naples, where buffalo mozzarella is made. Health officials believe the dioxin is linked to a recent garbage crisis in Naples and the surrounding Campania region. With dumps in the area full, locals have resorted to burning piles of trash in the streets and in open fields. Apparently industrial waste have also been set ablaze, spreading fumes that in some cases contained dioxin, a toxic chemical.\u00a0\u00a0The stench\u00a0must have been very unpleasant for the locals and equally so for those holidaying in the Naples region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The illegal dumping of trash is not a new issue for Naples and the politicians and city&#8217;s administrators seems unable to resolve the problem.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the sales of buffalo milk mozzarella has dropped some 40 percent in the last few months and countries like France and South Korea have started to impose bans on mozzarella imports.\u00a0 Italian producers and some government authorities are claiming that the contaminated cheese is only confined to\u00a0a small region and that it&#8217;s more than contaminated milk that&#8217;s at issue here.\u00a0 They are claiming that criminal elements are producing fake products from dubious raw produce.<\/p>\n<p>Wow, next time we have our Insalata Caprese &#8211; fresh mozzarella with tomato and basil &#8211; there will no doubt be some nagging concerns as to how authentic the\u00a0mozzarella is or whether the milk\u00a0has\u00a0been exposed to contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Authentic mozzarella is made from buffalo milk, primarily in the Italian provinces of Caserta and Salerno, and also in the neighbouring communes in the provinces of Benevento, Naples, Latina, Frosinone and Rome.\u00a0 These regions\u00a0together\u00a0form the single geographical area in which mozzarella is produced.\u00a0 The essence of fresh mozzarella is that it&#8217;s prepared by evening and ready for consumption the next morning.\u00a0 Fresh mozzarella oozes with flavour and can be eaten with a chunk of fresh bread.\u00a0\u00a0 The manufacture of authentic mozzarella is centuries old and is now protected by European Commission Law, through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) legislation. By EC PDO legislation\u00a0means that only mozzarella cheese made in a certain manner and in the specified regions of Italy can now be sold as authentic mozzarella di bufala.<\/p>\n<p>Mozzarella di bufala can be very expensive, if you don&#8217;t happen to\u00a0live in buffalo milk producing area.\u00a0 I found this out accidentially when I was incorrectly served Mozzarella di bufala instead of my normal cow&#8217;s milk variety.\u00a0 When the bill was presented to me, the price floored me.\u00a0 I was\u00a0discretely advised that the buffalo mozzarella costs $75 a kilogram.\u00a0 Cow&#8217;s milk mozzarella lacks the brilliant blue-white porcelain finish of genuine mozzarella. Due to commercial pressure for a longer shelf-life, you will find some mozzarella\u00a0have been compromised in terms of moisture content,\u00a0freshness and texture.\u00a0Commercial mass produced mozzarella will\u00a0never be able to compete, in terms of\u00a0flavour and\u00a0texture, due to the inherent differences between cow&#8217;s milk and buffalo milk.\u00a0 Whilst it is always good to be able to access the\u00a0genuine produce,\u00a0cow&#8217;s milk mozzarella is certainly a more affordable option to its buffalo counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;m presently on a cheese obsession, my attention\u00a0was drawn to the current scandal about the potential contamination of mozzarella cheese with cancer-causing dioxin.\u00a0 Italian authorities have recalled mozzarella sales from 25 producers in the Campania region near Naples, where buffalo mozzarella is made. 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