Celebrity Cheese Burrata and Real Pizza
for a Fresh Summer

PizzaExpress Hong Kong brings Italy’s new big cheese to its Pizzeria this summer with Burrata mozzarella featured in the Specials menu.

Burrata is known as a super mozzarella - a posh mozzarella that’s been considered a celebrity cheese showing up on upscale restaurant menus from Rome to London, Paris to Monaco, even in America. Burrata is a delicacy from the southern heel of Italy – Apulia, which was only available in the Puglia region until a decade ago. Buratta is featured in two starters, a Pizza and a pasta at PizzaExpress.

A pure sweet fresh cheese, Burrata is not aged at all, it is literally made and goes to market the next day. Burrata is made from stretched mozzarella formed into a pocket, then filled with a mix of fresh cream and shredded mozzarella. The skin of fresh mozzarella holds the runny center together and when enjoyed, the creamy soft lava-like center seeps out allowing you to enjoy the essence of the Burrata. “With the Burrata being so fresh and having such a short shelf life, ours is flown in weekly from Apulia” says Rahim Mohammed, Product Development Manager of PizzaExpress.

At PizzaExpress, Burrata is used in the starters, the Pizza and the pasta. “We crowned our Pizza with Burrata so the flavor lightly melts into the Pizza, every bite of it you’ve got the distinct Burrata flavor. Blended it with pasta as it gives the pasta a rich yet fresh taste. It goes well with wines, especially with our Gavi d’Gavi white”, says Rahim.

You don’t need to be a celebrity to treat yourself to this celebrity mozzarella; you can enjoy the delicacy of Burrata at PizzaExpress where quality and fresh ingredients is reflected in every aspect of the Pizza restaurant.

To view menu www.pizzaexpress.com.hk/sept-specials-2011