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burrata

American  
[boo-rah-tuh] / bʊˈrɑ tə /

noun

  1. mozzarella that is formed into a hollow ball and filled with cream and shreds of mozzarella curd.


Etymology

Origin of burrata

First recorded in 2005–10; from Italian , equivalent to burro + -ata; butter -ate 1 ( def. ) (from its butterlike texture)

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It was merely the latest disappointment of an Olympics souring faster than burrata in the sun for Team USA, which is suddenly on track for its fewest winter golds since 1998.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a defense of winter salads and includes several recipes, like one for a celery and radish salad with fig vinaigrette and another for a citrus salad with green olives, burrata and honey-roasted pistachios.

From Salon

In recent years, Puglia has started to export its culinary heritage—burrata, anyone?—but many of the region’s specialties are still best sampled in situ.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Urban, a Bari restaurant that specializes in many variations of spaghetti all’assassina, the waiter suggested I top mine with creamy shreds of mozzarella-like Stracciatella cheese, a reminder that burrata was invented near here.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We always wanted to make a song that sounded like Third Eye Blind, but I couldn’t sing that well,” Shelton says, cutting at the disc of burrata atop his pasta.

From Los Angeles Times