An Industry First: Costa is Producing Cheese at Sea

Costa Cruises has announced a new product produced right onboard a number of their ships: mozzarella cheese.

In a collaboration with Latteria del Curatino, Costa is the first cruise line in the world to serve its guests mozzarella made onboard like in a real creamery.  It’s already available on Costa Diadema and Favolosa, and will arrive on six other ships in the next few months.

“Latteria del Curatino” is an Italian brand created by two Campania-based dairy companies: Comat, an international leader in dairy plants and machines; and Podere dei Leoni creamery, a leading producer of certified quality buffalo mozzarella.

Mozzarella is made onboard using Comat’s steam and electricity powered machine.  The key ingredient is curd of cow and buffalo milk that comes from the Salerno area.  The stretched curd is produced by the machine, then rolled into a ball (mozzato) to create a traditional mozzarella, or is moulded by the cheesemakers to become buffalo mozzarella, fiordilatte, burrata, stracciata, zizzona, sfoglia, and scamorza cheese.  As well as providing guests with a fresh and yummy specialty, the new service will eliminate waste by producing only the exact quantity of cheese needed.

photo: Costa Cruises
photo: Costa Cruises

The mozzarella and other traditional Italian cheese specialties produced onboard are the stars of the “Goccialatte” menu in the onboard pizzerias.  Some items include mozzarella rolls, beef carpaccio with a chicory salad and smoked scamorza, and Neapolitan peasant bread, porcini, fiordilatte cheese and guanciale.

Over the following months, the cheese specialties will also enrich the dishes in regional menus served in onboard restaurants.  The daily cheese production will be overseen on each ship by two cheesemakers who have attended a training course held by expert cheesemakers from Latteria del Curatino.

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