[Sca-cooks] buffalos in Italy?

[Stefan li Rous]

> Provatura is a buffalo (not bison) milk cheese with a texture similar 
> to
> mozzarella.  You can use mozzarella as a substitute.
>
> Bear
>
> > Okay, I've located the original recipe in Scappi's "Opera".  It's at:
> > 
> http://alfama.sim.ucm.es/dioscorides/consulta_libro.asp?ref=X533351951
> > Go to image 739.
> >
> > It calls for one pound of grated Parmasan cheese or _________ (can't
> > read the word)
> > A pound and a half of fatty cheese
> > Six ounces of provatura

Okay, so this isn't a bison, ie: American buffalo, but what kind of 
animal is it and was this animal milked in Italy in the Middle Ages?

Stefan
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