mozzarella
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mozzarella
1910–15; < Italian, equivalent to mozza a kind of cheese (literally, a cut; compare mozzare to cut off ) + -rella -rel
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How to grate the mozzarella cheese and mix it with the ricotta and parmesan.
From Literature
Products with mid- to late-October sell-by dates included Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad and Scott & Jon’s shrimp scampi with linguini bowl, a precooked frozen meal.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s peak people watching and there happens to also be mozzarella sticks, lava cake, margaritas and the salsa trio with chips.
From Los Angeles Times
“I thought I was having a stroke, like an elephant was on my head,” Michaelis said from her garden, while she slowly made her way through a tomato and mozzarella salad her husband had prepared.
A Buffalo Chicken pizza with housemade hot sauce, breaded chicken, mozzarella and ricotta is as experimental as he gets.
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