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Bocconcini Cheese | ||
 Bocconcini are Italian cheese balls. Bocconcini are about the size of cherry tomatoes. Bocconcini means small mouthfuls in Italian and there is a bite-sized appeal to these balls of cheese. Bocconcini of water buffalo's milk are still produced in the provinces of Naples, Caserta and Salerno, as bocconcini alla panna di bufala, in a process which involves mixing freshly made Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP with fresh cream. A Bocconcino di Bufala Campana DOP is also made, which is simply Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, produced in the egg-sized format.Origin: Originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffaloes. Appearance: It's mild and refreshing, with a smooth resilient texture, about the size, shape and colour of a hardboiled egg. It's delicious. Part of the semi-soft cheese category, Bocconcini should be a white and rind less unripened cheese with a firm elastic body, packed in light brine which stops further ripening. Nutrition: Nutritive value/50g
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