Real Mozzarella

I love mozzarella cheese, but the ubiquitous part-skim stuff just doesn't jive with my high-fat ways, and whole milk mozzarella is usually pricey as hell and only found in natural food stores. I was at Safeway, today, though, and found some Lucerne whole milk mozzarella at a pretty reasonable price. It's heaven in cheese form; I can barely stand to eat the regular stuff anymore.

Passing thought: what's up with lactose intolerance and cheese avoidance? Lactose is a sugar, and there's less than a gram of it in most cheeses. I can't tolerate milk, but cheese, butter, and other naturally lactose-free dairy has never given me a problem. I suspect that intolerance reactions to cheese are mostly placebo, or allergies to other dairy components (casein, maybe).

Comments

[AdySan]

Yep, I can confirm on that one. Cheese gives me no trouble.

[Nicole]

I do fine with cream, but not carrageenan. It makes me wonder how many people who "react" to HWC on low-carb diets are actually reacting to carrageenan.

It's extremely hard to avoid in HWC these days, and most people think it's harmless.

It sure isn't for me.

[David]

What is carrageenan?

[michelle]

I do fine with cream or butter, but cheese and milk cause constipation for me.