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Remember the old commercial; I think it was for a chicken place, “Parts is parts”? The idea was that there wasn’t much difference between products. Parts were parts and ingredients were ingredients. And thirty years ago, there may have been some truth to the adage…but not today. Yeast is no longer just yeast and cheese is certainly not just cheese. Take mozzarella for instance. Visit ten different restaurants and you’re likely to taste ten different styles of mozzarella. Visit Willow Street and you’ll taste one that’s fresh. As in made daily. Not because it’s easier or cheaper. It just tastes better. And we should know, because if there  is one  thing  our staff is good at, it’s tastings, many, many tastings. Now, if your only taste of mozzarella came from the deli case at the supermarket, you haven’t tasted real mozzarella. The cheese that you ate, with the consistency of a superball and a shelf life that would make a cockroach envious, is nothing like the real deal. Simply put…there are few flavors as unique and subtle as fresh mozzarella. Traditionally made from buffalo milk (water buffalo that is), mozzarella has a rich history that has inspired some pretty cool, if questionable, legends. Take the one about Marc Antony and Cleopatra sailing down the Nile on barges pulled by said water buffalo, eating sumptuous meals and feasting on cheese. You guessed it, mozzarella. If fact, Caesar’s envoy took such a liking to the treat, it’s said that he sent water buffalo back to the boss in Rome. The Italians then took the cheesy baton and ran with it. And the rest, as they say, is history. So the next time you’re on your way from Rome to Naples and spot a water buffalo, take a moment  to  thank Marc and Cleo. And if you can’t make it to the old country, stop by Willow Street and taste our fresh mozzarella on our Fresh Tomato Bruschetta our Arugula and Fresh Mozzarella Salad or on our famous Margherita Pizza. Real. Good.   Willow Street…all things being equal,we’re not.   Wanna learn more? Check out www.instructables.com/id.Great-Mozzarella-Cheese. 
 

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