burrata and golden tomatoes

burrata and golden tomatoes,
originally uploaded by freshelectrons.

Burrata, which means buttery in Italian, takes mozzarella to a new level of richness by stuffing it with cream. That's right. Hot mozzarella strands are formed into a pouch and the pouch is closed off with panna, and "tied" at the top. Remarkably, I learned all this on Wikipedia after spying and succumbing to the pricey white cheese at a local A.G. Ferrari outlet. Yum, with the first fat ripe Happy Boy Farm heirloom tomatoes and my own garden-grown basil, and golden olive oil, the tastes of early summer could make a person purr.