Treccia Cheese

Treccia Cheese is a braided version of mozzarella or scamorza cheese.

It is pale yellow, and soft and stringy.

Generally, the cheese is made of cow's milk. Treccione di Bufala indicates a big version of the cheese, and that the cheese was made from buffalo milk.

The cheese can weigh up to 2 1/4 pounds (1 kg) or more.

There are also smoked versions of Treccia Cheese, that have a mild smoky taste.

Cooking Tips for Treccia Cheese

Treccia Cheese is good raw or grilled.

Language Notes about Treccia Cheese

"Treccia" means "braid" in Italian.

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Also called:

Formaggico Treccia (Italian)

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