Although you can make pizza with almost any kind of cheese, mozzarella cheese is the hands-down favorite. Stringy, chewy, and slightly salty, it holds its own without overpowering the other pizza toppings. In fact, what many argue is the world’s best pizza — Pizza Margherita — has only tomatoes, fresh basil, and mozzarella as its [...]
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When you think pizza, chances are, you think mozzarella. It’s the default pizza cheese, and with good reason. It melts well, has a mild flavor that goes with almost any pizza toppings, and it’s readily available and affordable.
But before you reach for that bag of shredded cheese in your grocer’s refrigerator, remember that there’s more than one kind of mozzarella. And your pizza will be very different depending on which one you choose.
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