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![[Mozzarella di Bufala Campana|Mozzarella di bufala campana]]

| '''Mozzarella di bufalaBufala campanaCampana''' ({{lang-nap|muzzarella 'e vufera}}) is a [[mozzarella]] made from the [[milk]] of [[Italian Mediterranean buffalo]]. It is a [[dairy product]] traditionally manufactured in [[Campania]], especially in the provinces of [[Caserta]] and [[Salerno]]. The term mozzarella derives from the procedure called ''mozzare'', which means "cutting by hand", separating from the curd, and serving in individual pieces, that is, the process of separation of the curd into small balls.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} It is appreciated for its versatility and elastic texture and often called "the queen of the Mediterranean cuisine", "white gold" or "the pearl of the table".{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} The buffalo mozzarella sold as ''mozzarella di bufala campana'' has been granted the status of ''[[Denominazione di origine controllata]]'' (DOC – "Controlled designation of origin") since 1993.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} Since 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mozzarelladibufala.org/dop.htm|title=Mozzarella di Bufala .org – il marchio dop|website=www.mozzarelladibufala.org|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-date=2008-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509073314/http://www.mozzarelladibufala.org/dop.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> it is also protected under the EU's [[Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union#Protected designation of origin (PDO)|Protected Designation of Origin]] or DOP [[Denominazione di origine protetta]] scheme. The protected origin's [[appellation]] requires that it may only be produced with a traditional recipe in select locations in the regions of [[Campania]], [[Lazio]], [[Apulia]] and [[Molise]].