pasta filata cheese

noun

pasta fi·​la·​ta cheese

-fēˈlätə-

: a cheese characterized by plasticity of the curd while it is being worked and molded

provolone and mozzarella are pasta filata cheeses

Word History

Etymology

Italian pasta filata, literally, spun pasta

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