Putignano: Make and taste still warm mozzarella – Putignano, Italy
EXPERIENCE
Sara will welcome you to her farm (in Italian masseria ) surrounded by olive
trees, pastures, farmland and dry-stone walls. This is where Sara grew up and
learned everything she knows about cows, cheese and rural traditions. No matter
what season you visit Sara s dairy farm, you will always be impressed by the
richness of nature and its colours.
At the beginning of the mozzarella making tour, Sara will walk you through her
dairy farm and explain to you how she looks after her cows and bulls, a hundred
head of cattle that represent the heart of her work. In fact, besides being as
attached to them as if they were her own children, their well-being is essential for the quality of the milk and thus of the cheeses that Sara produces.
Moving to the mozzarella workshop, Sara will explain the various steps that she
takes every day to transform freshly milked milk into delicious mozzarella, ricotta,
caciocavallo and many other types of cheese. You will be able to see with your
own eyes with which expert movements Sara works the pasta filata , which you
can then shape to make mozzarella yourself, to be tasted on the spot, still warm.
The mozzarella making experience will end with a generous tasting of the fresh
and aged cheeses that Sara produces at the farm, all made by hand and with the use of whey starter according to the most authentic tradition. This provides an inimitable taste to its dairy products and makes them almost lactose-free.
During the cheese tasting of the mozzarella making experience, you will have time to chat with Sara to ask her all the questions you want and learn more about her story as a breeder and artisan cheesemaker.
HIGHLIGHTS
Visit the dairy farm and learn everything about cows, cheese and rural tradition
Learn to make mozzarella, ricotta and more from freshly milked milk
Make your own fresh mozzarella to enjoy right away
Taste a generous tasting of the fresh and aged cheeses
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