Mozzarella (English /ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə/; Italian: [mottsaˈrɛlla]) is a cheese, from southern Italy, traditionally made from Italian buffalo milk by the pasta filata method. American mozzarella can be made from pasturized cow's milk.Mozzarella received a Traditional Specialities Guaranteed certification from the European Union in 1998. This protection scheme requires that mozzarella sold in the European Union is produced according to a traditional recipe.