Burrata is a fresh cheese, consisting of a bag of stretched curd which contains mozzarella strips enriched with cream (stracciatella). It has a smooth surface, a pearly white color, a soft texture. The taste is sweet, delicate, creamy.

The outside thin shell is a pasta filata curd made of buffalo and/or cow’s milk mozzarella while the insides contain a soft, doughy, stringy, mixture of curd and fresh cream.