burrata

[boo-rah-tuh]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of burrata¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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“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.

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Or push it into more ambitious territory: queso fresco, feta, fontina, aged gouda or a tangy blue — even a silky burrata torn over piping-hot fries, letting it ooze and mingle with everything else on the plate.

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Or simply as someone who can pronounce burrata correctly.

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