Apulia · Italy
Stracciatella di Bufala.
Stracciatella is the secret heart of burrata, set free: hand-torn shreds of fresh stretched curd drowned in thick cream, eaten by the spoonful. It's luxuriously milky and faintly sweet, with a gentle buffalo tang — arguably the most decadent fresh cheese Italy makes.
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The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Stracciatella — from stracciare, 'to tear' — was born in Puglia in the early twentieth century, traditionally credited to the cheesemakers of Andria, as a way to use leftover scraps of pasta filata curd: torn into ribbons, bathed in fresh cream, and sold immediately. It soon became the filling of burrata, but Puglians have always eaten it straight, spooned over bread, pasta, or simply from the tub.
The buffalo-milk version brings extra richness and tang. Fierce freshness is the whole game — stracciatella is best within days of being made.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Buffalo · pasteurised
- Family
- Pasta filata
- Rind
- rindless
- Age
- 0 mo
- Intensity
- 1 / 5
- Texture
- fresh, creamy, soft
Tasting profile
Quiet on every axis.
Fresh cheeses whisper — Stracciatella di Bufala sits low and even across the board. That evenness is the profile.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100 g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100 g serving — about a finger-thick wedge. Daily values use the FDA 2020 reference of 2,000 kcal. Expect ±5% variation between wheels.
Serve, cut & store
Out of the fridge,
into its prime.
Guidance for pasta filata cheeses — general practice, not a per-wheel measurement.
Rest
Take it out about 20–30 min before serving — cold stiffens the fat and locks up the aromas; cool room temperature is when the flavour shows up.
Cut
Tear, don't cut — torn mozzarella and burrata expose more surface and taste creamier.
Store
Fresh and brined cheeses keep best covered in their liquid — and are happiest eaten within days.
Rule of thumb: the softer and riper, the longer it needs. Thick pieces need longer than thin — and don't leave cheese out much past two hours.
Pairings · Caseo curated
What goes with Stracciatella.
49 pairings across 7 categories.
Wine
Where to find it
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