Pasta Filata



Other Names

Stretched-Curd Cheese
Pulled-Curd Cheese
Pastic-Curd Cheese


Disambiguation

Pasta filata traditionally applies to Italian cheese, but the process has been adopted elsewhere, notably in Mexico.


Description

Pasta filata is any variety of cheese produced by the technique of the same name. The cheese is stretched and kneaded, resulting in a stringy, elastic cheese.