Cacique Oaxaca Cheese

Oaxaca [pronounced Wuh-HAH-kuh] was created long ago in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, for which it?s named. Belonging to the mozzarella family, it is a semisoft, white, artisan cheese made from cow?s milk. This unique cheese is made by stretching the curd into long ribbons that are most traditionally gently wound into a knot or formed into a ball. Like Mozzarella, Oaxaca is traditionally dipped into salt water at the end of the process to form a thin rind. Cacique?s Oaxaca cheese is made...