MOZZARELLA Definition & Meaning

mozzarella

[ mot-suh-rel-luh, moht- ]

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noun

a mild, white, semisoft Italian cheese.

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noun

a moist white Italian curd cheese made originally from buffalo milk

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mozzarella¹

1910–15; < Italian, equivalent to mozza a kind of cheese (literally, a cut; compare mozzare to cut off ) + -rella -rel

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mozzarella¹

from Italian, diminutive of mozza a type of cheese, from mozzare to cut off

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Sometimes, I’ll even use mozzarella, if I have it on hand.

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I love Colombo’s — we’ve just figured out our order: I like the sausage and peppers dish, the steak, the fried mozzarella.

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Soon, I was drunk on Diet Coke, mozzarella sticks and the room’s undeniable energy.

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I love Colombo’s, we’ve just figured out our order: I like the sausage and peppers dish, the steak, the fried mozzarella.

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When I was initially recipe testing to create a cheese steak, I looked in my pantry and pulled out my staples: soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, ginger, garlic, mozzarella, unsmoked provolone, Italian cherry peppers, etc.

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