Traditional Arab cheeses. Traditional Arab cheeses.

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It’s not a cheese board! It’s not a dessert! It’s a ... meal? Italian Dairy Products’ La Manna says cheese, of different types and origins, form part of a trend which assigns greater value to fresh and quality products. She says: “Cheeses are standing alone more and more as an appetizer or acting as a main ingredient of entrees.

“No longer are cheeses at the dining table being relegated to simply playing the part of a generic cheese board served as an afterthought to a large meal, or being tossed into a salad to add some colour.

“Burrata and mozzarella are being served on their own. Ricotta is being served cold atop a warm dish of pasta to create a temperature and sweet and salty contrast in some dishes.”
A burrata served on its own? We’re down for that.

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