burrata

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Originally uploaded by kattebelletje.

A wonderful Italian cheese, tasting like extremely fresh mozzarella but even creamier: burrata. Burrata is made from buffalo milk and has extra mascarpone wrapped inside its cheese 'crust'. (read more... ) It came wrapped in the dark green leaf of a leek, and resembled a pouch. As we had only one available in the kitchen, I cut the burrata in 4 pieces and served it with olive oil, some freshly ground pepper and Maldon salt. A little salad accompanied this starter, which was freshly flown in from Apulia, Italy to Barcelona, Spain and then from Barcelona again taken here, just before the strict rules of all European airports come into effect. A great starter!