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Bocconcini Cheese

Bocconcini Cheese

Bocconcini Cheese. Elena Photo / via Canva Pro

Bocconcini cheese is small balls of mozzarella, about the size of chicken eggs (thus another Italian name for these, “uvoa di mozzarella“, or “mozzarella eggs.”)

They are usually sold in tubs, packed in water to keep them fresh.

In Italy, the cheese is often made of buffalo milk.

Bocconcini are usually served fresh as appetizers, and rarely cooked.

Cooking Tips

Use fresh, for salads, etc. They are often matched with tomatoes, olive oil, and basil.

Language Notes

Bocconcino (or its synonym, bocconcello) means “tidbit” or “morsel” in Italian. Literally, it means “a small mouthful”.

Bocconcini and tomato salad.

Bocconcini and tomato salad. StockSnap / Pixabay.com / 2015 / CC0 1.0

Other names

Italian: Bocconcini

This page first published: Apr 11, 2004 · Updated: Oct 28, 2022.

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