According to one artisan cheesemaker who specialises in making mozzarella, the key to creating cheese is love. “This is true for everything you do, not just for cheesemaking,” says Giorgio Linguanti, founder of Melbourne artisan cheese company, That’s Amore Cheese. “If you do everything with love, the results will be obvious — they have to be good! This is why my company’s name, That’s Amore, means That’s Love.”
As well as being a nutrient-rich and delicious source of nourishment for the body, mozzarella pays homage to traditional, sustainable and artisanal methods of cooking.
Mozzarella versus bocconcini
“Mozzarella and bocconcini are the same mozzarella product but shaped differently,” reveals Linguanti. “Mozzarella is the size of a small orange, while bocconcini is slightly smaller.” It’s about the size of a small egg and likened to