It seems to be everywhere: sandwiches, pasta fillings, pizza toppings. It is the top seller cheese in the country, with 30% of the market. The initial recipe used in Brazil followed the Italian original, made only with buffalo milk. Currently, it is made with cow’s milk. It is a pasta filata cheese, that is, softened in hot water and stretched slowly to form the desired shape. This yellowish cheese melts very well, and is sold In Brazil in large logs, sticks, small balls and knots.