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burrata

burrata

5 7.8
A soft Italian cheese with a firm shell and creamy inside
  • noun
  • /bʊˈrɑːtə/
: burrata
  • To enjoy the rich flavor, serve the burrata with fresh tomatoes and basil.
  • burrata cheese
  • creamy burrata
  • tomatoes and burrata

And then they break a burrata on the top with the stracciatella inside, like the soft part of the burrata.

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Examples

  • Also on the menu are a handful of small lunch plates, such as a fennel and feta salad and sliced tomatoes with basil and burrata cheese.

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  • For dinner, I had a slice of pizza topped with squash blossoms, pesto, and burrata.

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  • Still, I had to try the burrata.

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  • U.S. Open Food of the Day: Burrata

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  • So usually I just kind of dollop the burrata on.

  • The burrata itself was wonderful; its creaminess reached its peak in the middle.

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  • Wine Bar Food offers a handcrafted whole burrata from the Salzarula family of Brooklyn.

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  • For the appetizer, we started off with the Burrata Mozzarella & Fried Green Tomato, which we highly recommend and was a favorite dish of the night (see video below).

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  • The fried green tomatoes at Cooker were good, but I like the ones at Marlow's Tavern better, and the Burrata Mozzarella with balsamic vinegar on top completed the meal.

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  • At the gourmet market, I found a beautiful ball of burrata that was just made this morning.

How Creamy

mascarpone
4 7.3
burrata
5 7.8
mozzarella
31 1.6
ricotta
16 3.7

Surface Forms

burrata singular
burratas plural

Etymology

Burrata comes from the Italian word burro, which means 'butter'. So the cheese is named for its very creamy, buttery centre inside a firmer shell, which makes the inside feel like soft 'butter'.