Most mozzarella di bufala is imported. Water buffalo require a lot of land and produce significantly less milk than their bovine sisters. A cow produces 8-12 gallons a day; a water buffalo yields about two gallons of high-quality milk with a deeper, more complex flavor.
Marie-Helene Bertino's debut novel 2 A.M. AT THE CAT'S PAJAMAS was a Best Book of 2014 at NPR, Buzzfeed, Flavorwire and many others, and a Barnes and Noble Discover New Writers Pick. Her collection of short stories SAFE AS HOUSES was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award and The Story Prize.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is truly an amazing yet daunting novel that I will never forget. The author John Boyne did a masterful job of depicting the setting in such vivid detail and exposing the events in a manner that I felt a constant emotional pull as the story unfolded and impending doom lingered on the horizon.