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Buffalo Milk Cheeses

Showing cheeses made from buffalo milk, used in a variety of styles and traditions.

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Mozzarella di Bufala Campana

Mozzarella di Bufala Campana is a fresh, soft pasta filata cheese made from the milk of the Italian Mediterranean buffalo, produced in Campania and a few nearby areas under PDO rules. By production value it is Italy's fourth PDO product.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Soft, creamy
Flavor: Rich, tangy

Domiati

Domiati is the most common cheese in Egypt, a soft white salty cheese usually made from buffalo or cow milk. Salt goes into the milk before the rennet, which sets it apart from feta and gives the cheese its sharp, …

Country: Egypt
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk, sometimes with cow's or goat's milk
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Salty

Smoked Sulguni

Smoked Sulguni is a traditional Georgian cheese made from a mix of buffalo's and cow's milk, originating from the regions of Svaneti and Samegrelo. This cheese has a semi-firm texture and is easily recognized by its yellow color. It offers …

Country: Georgia
Milk Type: Water buffalo's and cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Salty, smokey , sour

Ricotta di Bufala Campana

Ricotta di bufala campana is a fresh dairy product made by coagulating buffalo whey in parts of Campania, Lazio, Puglia and Molise. It is a protected designation of origin, known for its porcelain white paste and fresh, delicately sweet taste.

Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Sweet, slightly creamy

Ricotta di Bufala

Ricotta di Bufala is a fresh Italian cheese made from buffalo's milk. It has a firm texture and is classified as a whey cheese. The flavor is creamy and sweet, making it a popular choice for both savory and sweet …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Fresh
Flavor: Creamy, sweet

Provoleta

Provoleta is an Argentine provolone made by spinning the curd, sold in small discs that hold their shape over fire. It is grilled until part-melted and eaten at the start of an asado, often with oregano, chilli flakes and bread.

Country: Argentina
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mild, smokey

Blu di Bufala

Blu di Bufala is a blue-veined cheese from the Lombardy region in Italy, made from pasteurized water buffalo's milk. Its semi-firm texture is crafted by artisans, resulting in a cream-colored cheese with a natural rind. The flavor profile is a …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, blue-veined
Flavor: Acidic, milky, sweet, tangy

Caciocavallo di Bufala

Caciocavallo di Bufala is a traditional Italian cheese made from pasteurized water buffalo's milk. It is a semi-hard, artisan cheese known for its savory flavor and earthy aroma. The cheese is typically shaped into a teardrop and aged for a …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Savory

Casatica

Casatica is a semi-soft, artisan cheese made in the Lombardy region of Italy using pasteurized water buffalo's milk. It has a soft-ripened, white bloomy rind and a creamy interior. The cheese offers a subtle, creamy flavor with a pleasant, rich …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-soft, soft-ripened
Flavor: Creamy, subtle

Also Made With Buffalo Milk

These cheeses are mainly made from another milk, but some versions use buffalo milk.

Mozzarella

Mozzarella is a semi-soft, non-aged cheese from southern Italy, made by stretching and kneading the curd. Cow's milk versions are called fior di latte, buffalo milk versions mozzarella di bufala, and it tops most pizza.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's, sheep's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-soft, creamy
Flavor: Mild, milky

Ricotta

Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese made from the leftover whey of sheep, cow, goat, or water buffalo milk cheesemaking. The fresh curds are creamy white and slightly sweet, and they turn up in cannoli and cheesecakes as readily as …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's, sheep's, goat's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Sweet, slightly creamy

Paneer

Paneer is a fresh, non-aged cheese from South Asia, made by curdling cow or buffalo milk with acid instead of rennet. It does not melt, so it holds its shape in curries, fritters and skewered dishes like paneer tikka.

Country: Bangladesh and India
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Fresh, crumbly
Flavor: Mild, slightly milky

Burrata

Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese from Puglia with a pouch of stretched mozzarella curd around a filling of stracciatella and cream. Cut it open and the soft centre spills out, which is what it is known for.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk, sometimes with water buffalo's milk
Texture: Fresh, creamy
Flavor: Mild, lactic

Bocconcini

Bocconcini are bite-sized balls of fresh mozzarella from southern Italy, made by the stretched-curd pasta filata method. They are often skewered with cherry tomatoes as an appetiser.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-soft, brined

Roumy

Rumi, also spelled Roumy, is the main hard cheese of Egypt, made from cow's or buffalo milk with no starter culture. Three to four months of aging give it an open texture, a pungent smell and a sharp flavor that …

Country: Egypt
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Hard
Flavor: Salty, sharp, strong

Sulguni

Sulguni is a brined cheese from the Samegrelo region of Georgia, made from cow or buffalo milk. Sour and moderately salty, with a dimpled, elastic body, it is nicknamed pickled cheese and usually served in wedges or deep-fried.

Country: Georgia
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, elastic, brined
Flavor: Salty, smokey , sour

Fresh Mozzarella

Fresh Mozzarella is a soft cheese originating from the Campania region of Italy. Made from either cow's or water buffalo's milk, it can be crafted using pasteurized or unpasteurized milk. The cheese has a smooth, delicate texture and is often …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Fresh, brined
Flavor: Acidic, mild, milky

Boerenkaas

Boerenkaas is a Dutch farmhouse cheese, mostly handmade from raw cow, goat, sheep or buffalo milk. Its name has been protected as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed in the European Union since 2007.

Country: Netherlands
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's, sheep's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Buttery, tangy

Caciotta

Caciotta is an Italian cheese made from cow, sheep, goat, or water buffalo milk. It ripens for a short time and comes in small cylindrical wheels with a soft yellow rind, a pale body, and a mild flavor.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's, sheep's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-soft
Flavor: Mild

Pasta Filata

Pasta filata is the Italian spun-curd technique behind mozzarella, provolone, caciocavallo and scamorza. Fresh curd is kneaded in hot water until it turns soft, elastic and stringy, which gives the finished cheese its fibrous structure.

Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Soft, elastic

Mozzarella (Australian)

Mozzarella (Australian) is a semi-soft, brined cheese made in Australia from either cow's or water buffalo's milk. It can be produced using pasteurized or unpasteurized milk and has a fat content of 45%. This cheese is known for its milky …

Country: Australia
Milk Type: Cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-soft, brined
Flavor: Milky

Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano

Formaggio di fossa is an Italian pit cheese from Sogliano al Rubicone in Emilia-Romagna, made from sheep's, cow's or mixed milk. It is buried in bags inside tufa pits for 80 to 100 days, which gives it a sharp, herbaceous …

Milk Type: Sheep's or cow's milk, sometimes with water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Aromatic, fragrant, intense, slightly pungent for sheep's milk; subtle, delicate, moderately salty, slightly acidic for cow's milk; balanced between salty and sweet for mixed milk.

Mixed Milk

Mixed milk cheese is any cheese made from more than one type of milk, such as cow, goat, sheep or buffalo. Feta, Scamorza, Wensleydale, Faisselle and Corsican farmhouse cheeses all belong to this group.

Milk Type: Cow's, goat's, sheep's and water buffalo's milk

Kupa Paniri

Kupa Paniri is a traditional Iranian cheese typically made from sheep's milk, although goat's milk can also be used. This cheese has a soft texture and a mild, creamy flavor, somewhat similar to fresh mozzarella. It is often used in …

Country: Iran
Milk Type: Sheep's, goat's, cow's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Pleasant, salty

Българско бяло саламурено сирене / Bulgarsko byalo salamureno sirene

Bulgarsko byalo salamureno sirene is a traditional cheese from Bulgaria. It is a fermented milk product made from cow’s, sheep’s, goat’s, buffalo’s, or mixed milk. The cheese is known for its white, porcelain-like appearance and moderately firm, pliant texture. It …

Milk Type: Cow's, sheep's, goat's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, brined
Flavor: Specific to mature cheese in brine, moderately salty with a pronounced lactic acid flavor

Farmstead

Farmstead cheese, called farmhouse cheese in Europe, is made on the same farm that produced the milk. No outside milk is allowed, so each one tastes like the herd and land behind it.

Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk, sometimes with water buffalo's milk