Cheese "Burrat": features

Cheese "Burrat" is relatively young. To cook it began just some one hundred years ago, that for such a rich in traditional national cuisine, like Italian, very little. For the first time this cheese was cooked in the city of Andria, located on the "heel" of the peninsula-"boot". From there, it quickly spread all over the country, and then all over the world.

Cheese bag with cheese

In appearance, the Italian cheese "Burrata" is very unusual. First, it has a slightly greenish tinge. Secondly, its head is shaped in the form of a pouch. This is really a kind of bag, inside which ... too cheese! This unusual feature is the main feature of the variety.

Features of preparation

In order to cook the cheese "Burrat", not only the cow's milk is used, but also buffalo. The base is prepared from it, curling and straining the serum. To the curd, add salt and prepare from it a very light cheese dough. And stuff "bags" with pieces of mozzarella boiled in thick cream. Subsequently, they are wrapped in large leaves of a banana or golden-cherry, in which the ripening process takes place. It is the leaves of the cheese "Burrata" due to its gentle green color.

Taste

Gourmets say that Burrata cheese tastes like other moist domestic cheeses. It has a pronounced creamy aroma. Experts classify it as fibrous brine cheese. It is recommended to eat even for children, recovering sick, sportsmen.

Benefit

A large number of vitamins, minerals and amino acids makes this product very useful. Contained in cheese choline normalizes the level of cholesterol.

And phosphorus and calcium have a beneficial effect on the regeneration and recovery of bone and cartilaginous tissue. The cheese "Burrat" and B vitamins are rich, which strengthen the entire body, and primarily the nervous system.

But it's not for nothing that they say that everything is fine in moderation. Cheese "Burrat", the calorie content of which reaches an average of 330 kcal, is not suitable for dietary nutrition. With extreme caution it is worth eating with those who suffer from problems with the digestion of dairy and fermented milk products.

Role in cooking

The best chefs from around the world use "Burrat" cheese to create their masterpieces. But do not think that from this product prepare some unthinkable dishes. Good cooks say that it's best to use this cheese in the simplest snacks, combining it with ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil and gentle boiled eggs. Otherwise, there is a considerable risk of ruining the wonderful delicate taste of cheese, drowning it with the more saturated tastes of other ingredients.

Cheese "Burrat" looks very impressive, it is usually served by laying bags on beautiful plates. It is accepted to eat, cutting off small pieces with a knife, that on a plug there was both a stuffing, and cheese "dough".

Where can I buy?

Italians are convinced that one can eat such cheese only a day or two after it has matured. It is not accepted to store it for a long time.

But the cheese is exported to other countries. In order to keep it on the road, it is poured with brine and packaged in a vacuum. Some producers even retain leaves. This cheese is sold in stores specializing in elite products.

The mass of one head rarely exceeds 500 g. Burrat cheese, the price of which is approximately $ 10 per medium head, can not be called an affordable product for the daily menu. But on the festive table, he can make a splash.

Home-made recipes with cheese "Burrata"

This cheese can be added to salads. For example, it is great for "Greek". You can serve it as a snack. For serving, use a wide flat dish. Cut the head of cheese in half, pour olive oil, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar. Tamp the spoon with a gentle medina and put the tomatoes cut into cups. Season with your favorite spices, greens. Serve this gentle cheese with fresh homemade bread, toast or lavash.

With this tender cheese you can make toast. Its gentle creamy middle is easily kneaded with a fork. It can be laid out on top of toasted bread and sprinkled with basil leaves.

Deserves attention and sauce for pasta. It is prepared from stewed vegetables: zucchini, green peas, onions. Pour the sauce over the pasta and put on top of the pieces of cheese "Burrat".