Smooth on the outside and soft on the inside, mozzarella is undoubtedly Italy's most popular cheese. With a millennium-long history in the Campania region, it’s beloved all over the world – as is burrata. So here's a look at the differences between them.  Both are fresh cow’s milk cheeses made using the pasta filata (stretched curd) method.

But while mozzarella, also known as fior di latte, has been produced in Campania since the 12th century, burrata was first produced in Andria, Puglia, invented by Lorenzo Bianchino in 1956. A heavy snowfall rendered the transport of dairy products difficult, so the cheesemaker decided to use the stretched curd from mozzarella as a casing to store the cream. And so burrata was born.