Fresh Mozzarella?

siba1119

Does anyone know if fresh mozzarella is safe while pregnant? 

 I'm seriously craving a Fresh Mozzarella Tomato Salad.

 

TIA!

718gemini

Any cheese that's pasteurized is safe to eat.  Almost all the cheese in the US is pasteurized.  If you really feel the need, you can ask... but unless you're at a gourmet cheese shop it's incredibly unlikely the mozz is unpasteurized. 

siba1119

Thanks!  I just called the restaurant and they said they make it in house out of Fresh Curd so I lose :-(

MrsNash37212

siba1119:

Thanks!  I just called the restaurant and they said they make it in house out of Fresh Curd so I lose :-(

Huh. I read that mozzarella is almost always made of pasteurized milk since that helps it achieve the correct consistency. Are you sure they didn't just mean it's made in-house from pasteurized milk curd?

siba1119

The waiter didn't know what kind of milk curd and they were super busy so I just decided against it.

ColoradoAlly

I make my own mozzarella out of fresh curd and the milk is always pasteurized. In most states it's illegal to get/sell raw milk anyway.

cutekate

fresh mozzarella is made by hand and is not pasturized nor does it last as long as machine made polly-o or any other store brand. Fresh mozz is in a ball shape usually only wrapped in saran wrap

MrsNash37212

Well, I know Georgia is one of those states that outlawed raw milk, so I eat fresh mozzarella all the time. OP, unless you're in one of the 11 states that allows the sale of raw milk, you're fine.