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Buffalo milk cheese
Cheese made from buffalo milk displays typical body and textural characteristics and unique in nature. Buffalo milk is preferred over cow milk where chewing and stringing properties are specifically desired as in the case of manufacture of Mozzarella cheese. Moreover, buffalo milk is the preferred commodity in preparing certain pickled cheeses of Middle east and traditional cheese varieties of India like paneer. The yield of Cheddar, Swiss, Cottage, Mozzarella and other types of cheeses is higher when prepared from buffalo milk and the sensory qualities of cheese (more so with cottage and Mozzarella cheese varieties) made from buffalo milk is far superior.
Italy, the home town of Mozzarella cheese, where fresh Mozzarella and Borelli cheeses belonging to the pasta filata varieties are traditionally made from buffalo milk. It is natural to see that in a country where buffalo milk predominates, there will be a variety of cheeses made from buffalo milk. The preference of population, more so in Western Europe, to cheese varieties made from buffalo milk has given a new dimension to the growth and development of buffalo milk cheese industry. The term “Mozzarella di bufala” in Italy has a legal protection as a product, strictly and solely made from buffalo milk. The superior gloss, good stretching and smooth texture associated with Mozzarella cheese is one of the best varieties of cheese that Italy has given to the rest of the world. Though Mozzarella is prepared from cow and mixed milk in rest of the world, the name “Mozzarella” is used only to refer to cheese that is made from only buffalo milk.
Shelf life depends on how you store the cheese, paneer, ghee etc
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Ashwini
