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FRESH CHEESE & BASKET CHEESE
I remember the first time my mother sent me out to buy Fresh Cheese. I returned with fresh cheese. But apparently it was not the fresh cheese my mother wanted. I insisted and told my mother that the man in the dairy store said it was "fresh". Yes, it was fresh, but it was not the right kind of cheese. I finally understood that the name of the cheese was called "Fresh Cheese" and of course It should always be bought fresh.
The word "fresh"
is not used as a descriptive name of the What is Basket Cheese? Basket cheese comes
in both Fresh & Dry. For Pizza Rustica, I use the dry Basket Cheese. Dry Basket cheese is very mild and slightly salted - made from cow's milk, and comes in a form of a basket like appearance. This cheese can be enjoyed by itself added to an antipasto platter, or prepared in many types of food pies and pasta dishes. Basket cheese can also be referred to as "Formagetto". Fresh Basket cheese is moist with no salt and very tasty. Excellent to add to your antipasto platter.
Yes, this cheese
is very difficult to find unless you live in an Italian area with specialty
(dairy) shops. For the tri-state area, please visit Arthur Avenue in the
Bronx where you will find multiple dairy specialty shops. For Fresh Mozzarella, mozzarella rolls, fresh ricotta, marscapone, fresh cream cheese, Caciotta, Crescenza and more..... please visit Paula Lambert's Mozzarella Company For all mail orders please log onto to: www.mozzco.com Or you can contact: email at: info@mozzco.com THE
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COMPANY
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cheese (it's the actual name of the cheese). Fresh cheese is very mild
in taste (with no salt) and not as hard as grated cheeses. Its primarily
used and is an excellent ingredient for binding in food pies and/or baked
pasta dishes. 
