Mozzarella sticks

Mozzarella sticks are elongated pieces of battered or breaded mozzarella, usually served as hors d'oeuvre.

Mozzarells sticks
Homemade mozzarella sticks
CourseHors d'oeuvre
Place of originFrance
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsMozzarella, batter or breading

Mozzarella sticks may be served with tomato, ketchup, or marinara sauce, as well as plum sauce, jalapeño jelly, barbecue sauce, honey mustard sauce, and ranch dressing. Cheeses other than mozzarella are also fried, including provolone, Edam, cheddar, and American.

Mozzarella sticks with raspberry sauce are part of the regional cuisine of New York's Capital District.[1]

Origins

Mozzarella sticks date back to at least 1393 in Medieval France, when a recipe for fried cheese sticks appeared in Le Ménagier de Paris.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "New York State food regions map". All Over Albany. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. Lapetina, Adam (21 July 2014). "The True Origins of 11 of your favorite fried foods". Thrillist. Thrillist. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. Friedman, David. "Le Menagier de Paris (Translated by Janet Hinson)". Retrieved 13 November 2015. PIPEFARCES. Take egg yolks and flour and salt, and a little wine, and beat together strongly, and cheese chopped in thin slices, and then roll the slices of cheese in the batter, and then fry in an iron skillet with oil in it. This can also be made using beef marrow.


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