The latest craze in cheese is burrata, which is a stretchy mozzarella filled with cream and curd. It’s delicious on a rocket and Parma ham pizza; torn over hot cooked penne with melted anchovies, capers and garlic; or sliced onto a toasted sandwich with sundried tomatoes. (Here’s how to make your own oven-dried tomatoes.)

Use our handy search tool to find a cheese store near you, then try some burrata on this easy pan pizza, which uses puff pastry as a base.

If you want to see how the experts do it, head to Cape Town’s Burrata, an Italian restaurant where they use the cheese in a multitude of ways.

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