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Old 30-09-2011, 10:14   #21
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I find that the wet mozzarella and the stuff you get grated in bags to almost be two completely different cheeses. They may taste similar or the same but when it comes to cooking you can't really substitute one for the other. No idea why the hard stuff isn't available as a block, and in fact until now it hadn't crossed my mind to question it.

Trying to find it on Google though I came across this. How good does it sound?!

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For something truly decadent, look for burrata cheese. It's available in some high-end or Italian grocery stores. It's been popular in Italy for years but has only caught on in the United States recently. Burrata is basically a ball of hard mozzarella with a center of heavy cream. The creamy center oozes out when you cut into it and combines with the cheese. It's fantastic and excellent with tomatoes, prosciutto, or on pizza.
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Old 30-09-2011, 10:21   #22
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All good and well, but what do I put on the base of the pizza at the start of cooking?
Provolone? I'd use a mix of cheeses for the "base", possibly something like provolone and parmesan, or edam and parmensan perhaps, to give it an underlying cheesiness... and add some fresh creamy mozza on top in the last few minutes.

Alternatively, you could try this method of cooking the pizza....?
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Old 30-09-2011, 10:22   #23
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Oh, and some poeple seem to suggest smoked mozza...?
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Old 02-10-2011, 23:23   #24
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you can buy this stuff... I used to buy it all the time ... until I found it was the cause of migraine headaches for me... Eat a lovely homemade pizza then 30 min later bang massive headache. Now have to use the other type and it makes my pizza so soggy

As I haven't purchased it in a while the packaging is different from what I remember but i think this is the stuff: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Produ.../?id=255087569
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Old 03-10-2011, 20:33   #25
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On the subject of pizza, try putting the cheese on the bottom & tomato sauce on the top instead.

I tried it tonight after seeing it on Man vs Food & it makes a pleasant change
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Old 03-10-2011, 21:11   #26
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Been and done hehehe
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Old 03-10-2011, 22:14   #27
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Hey - in my local Tescos they do Pizza Mozzerella for £1.65 - all the mozzerella goodness but no watery goo!! http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Produ.../?id=255087569

Hope that helps!!!
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Old 03-10-2011, 22:23   #28
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Waiter in Zizzi's arrived at our table with a block of mozzarella and a grater. I was so tempted to ask where they got their moz from!
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Old 04-10-2011, 00:10   #29
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They didn't, that was Grana Padano, a hard Italian cheese similar to Parmigiano Reggiano, in fact one of the oldest hard cheeses there are...
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Old 04-10-2011, 07:42   #30
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That's not what I was told, but that doesn't mean you are wrong.
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