/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Like swiss, it's only good when melted.

If your mozzarella has no taste then you're buying crappy mozzarella. I'm guessing you're buying a cow's milk version instead of the real thing (Buffalo milk).

>>4597431
>not making your own mozzarella

Only takes about two hours to do.

>>4597431
It is probably the blandest cheese in the world anyway.

salt it?

isn't that the whole point of it? like on pizza if you used a stronger cheese it would overpower everything else

Fuck you it's delicious

Especially with tomatoes

buy less shitty mozzarella

its a mild cheese as intended, but it certainly isn't fucking tasteless.

as an Italian, I definitely have to let you know that you're wrong.

>>4597431
Agreed. I have only had Buffalo Mozzarella once, but it was the most glorious fucking thing I have ever eaten on a pizza

Shitty quality. Mozzarella texture is usually pleasant but sometimes they fuck up and still sell it. Bad Mozzarella is usually too soggy / spongy. Also, good Mozzarella has god-like taste. But maybe it doesn't contain enough MSG and chili four you.

>>4597518

Even for good mozarella you have to look at the best before date to check if it hasn't been sitting too long in the shelves. That's often the reason when buffalo mozzarella gets soft in my experience.

Try fresh mozzarella with a sweet balsamic reduction.

CAPRESE MOTHAFUCKA

The mozzarella I have has a very very subtle flavour. It tastes creamy and I enjoy the strange texture.

I use it 99% of the time for pizzas though. Eating it "uncooked" as it were, I think, would make me a little queasy. It's a little heavy and soggy to be eaten by itself.

>buy ball of mozzarella
>place on top of portabella mushroom
>return after ten minutes
>a puddle of water has formed around the mushroom and mozzarella, cheese is barely melted
I was crushed.

>>4597544
protip I think next time you may want to place the mushroom/mozzarella combo in a grill or oven.

>>4597553

>>4597538
>It's a little heavy and soggy to be eaten by itself.
Is it supposed to be like that? When I eat mozz by itself, it's never soggy. Moist, but not uncomfortably...

>>4597421
Learn to appreciate subtlety, then maybe you'll have a chance of understanding foods like this.

But a quick hint: add a speck of salt.

DOC Certified am i rite bros?

>>4597597
arn't you an asian girl?

wut are you doing playing with things you don't understand?

You literally have shit taste, OP. Mozarella has a good taste to a refined pallete, and the texture is grear

>>4597431
>>4597446
>>4597472
Shit if you buy mozzarella that has taste you are buying the cheap stuff. The expensive stuff tastes like solid milk.

as italian, I'm sorry for your shitty taste...

agreed, only good for texture

if I put sour cream in a labnah strainer will I get cheese?

will it be good?

>>4597431
bullshit, cows milk mozza is great, you just have to get whole milk. OP shut up and go get whole milk mozzarella.

Hungry trolls tonight

As an Italian I have to agree, mozzarella is useless crap.

bocconcini has a delicious flavour you fucking uber prole.

>>4597421
Americans is tasteless and has shit texture.

Why the fuck do they exist?

>>4599500
that's why cheese is an exciting new mystery ingredient

teach me the ways of the cheese

>>4600101
As an Italian I disagree, but I agree that there is better cheese.

Mozzarella is good for typical sandwiches and grilled cheese.

It's not tasteless, but it's not as flavorful as other cheeses. This makes it ideal for areas where cheese is a topping but not necessarily the main ingredient. Most pizzas tend to use mozzarella as the main cheese because it is less overpowering. As a man who once made a pizza entirely with cheddar, I can assure you that powerful flavor is not the best in all situations.

>>4601350
Spoken like someone who needs some raw low mosture whole milk mozza shoved in his mouth. the creamy flavor of good mozzarella is hardly weaker than say, cheapo cheddar or montery jack.

>>4601358

I dunno man, I've had some monterey jack that was fairly fucking strong, and could easily overpower any mozzarella.

Buffalo milk is the way to go.

>>4601362
bullshit. your taste buds are broken.

Mozzarella doesn't belong on pizzas. Provel belongs on pizzas.

>>4597526
more like calazy
I hate when people serve only that and think its acceptable

>>4601383
historically incorrect on all fronts

>>4601391
Tell that to my city of 3 million people here in St. Louis, where every local pizza chain uses provel and has dor decades.

>>4601400
Since when has St. Louis ever been an authority on food, let alone pizza?

>>4601410
Please let us know who has the ultimate authority on anything food related.

>>4601371

Nah man, it was a very strong, very flavorful jack.

>>4601431
There's no such thing as an ultimate authority in anything. It's stupid to think just because one city does it means that it's the gold standard for pizza.

>>4601431
naples for small personal pizzas
new york for large family sized pizzas

>>4601445
>new york pizza
http://youtu.be/Pj2WKny3eZE?t=2m37s

I've had american shitty mozzo and it's been alright.

Went to italy and had some caprese. When I cut into that buffalo mozzo (the real stuff) I was in awe at that milk that came out.

It was great.

Not the best cheese tho. Muenster is still at the top for me.

The fresh, soaking in brine water mozzarella is kind of shit. I don't understand what it's for.

whole milk dry mozzarella is good.

>>4601445
>new york

fucking taco pizzas

still good, though. it's fucking pizza.

>>4601714

naw buffalo milk mozzerella is the moves.

The secret staff sandwich at a cafe i used to work at used to just be buffalo moz, truss tomatos, olive oil and shredded basil, and man it was RIGHT.

the tomato/mozerella/basil flavour combination is unfuckwithable

Truly the worst cheese in existence.

Pure mozzarella is utter shit, it has no taste. The only way I can enjoy it is with some sliced tomato, olive oil, vinegar, pepper and basil.

mozzarella and sun dried tomato is one of my favorite snacks. But other than this combo I only eat is on pizza

As a buffalo I have to disagree, you just haven't had good mozzarella.

>>4597421

>>4597421
you're not supposed to eat it by itself shitheads

>>4605075

If it adds no taste, what does it add except for bulk?

>>4606184

It does add taste.. it's just subtle. Mostly a salty, milky taste. Just cause you can't taste it because your taste buds are shite, doesn't mean the rest of us should have to explain ourselves to you.

It's a good thing.

>>4606184
Protein and gooey texture