Mozzarella cheese is traditionally made from the milk of which animal?

In June of the year 2000, I had a conversation with an Italian Nobleman from Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy that I was traveling with from Rome to Sorento, Italy. I ask a question concerning the Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese. His comment was masterful; He said that during the early 1900 's Buffalo Bill from the USA traveled through Europe / Italy with his Traveling Circus that featured many American Cowboys, Indians and North American Animals. On his trips he would bring his Buffalo's, the American Bison's, and on several of his trips after the shows it was easier to give the animals away to the towns officials and even sell the Buffalo off rather than ship the animals back to America. The American Bison was domesticated even further and populated throughout the pastured lands of Italy. The Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese brings a much higher price than average Mozzarella because of the extra step from the Bison mixture. He said that the Italian men try to consume large doses of the Buffalo Mozzarella to increase their virility. I have told this story many times to my friends and appreciate you posting your confirmation. There are presently Bison pastures located outside of Naples, Italy that he pointed out during our travel. Great Quiz; Thanks for listening, Tom Lumpkin, Jacksonville, FL

Thomas Lumpkin, Your traveling companion may have been having one over on you. The Italian water buffalo from which this cheese is made is not a descendant of the American bison and looks nothing like it. There is apparently still some debate about where these critters originated, but it is definitely from the old world, not the USA. I, too, saw the grazing buffalo when I traveled near Naples--they are a significant industry. Please reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_mozzarella or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Mediterranean_buffalo or https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/what-makes-buffalo-milk-mozzarella-so-much-better-cow-milk-kind

May be they should also put bison meat on pizzas

Huh, I've always been told Mozzarella was made from sheep's milk... oh well...

Lumpkin misled & stricken by "Grocer's Apostrophe"! If you're going to try BS, at least try to make it convincing!

Thomas Lumpkin, I think that ‘nobleman’ was pulling your American leg. The Italian Mediterranean is an Italian breed of water buffalo. It is of the River sub-type of water buffalo and is similar to the buffalo breeds of Hungary, Romania and the Balkan countries. It is the only indigenous water buffalo breed in Italy. The key word being INDIGENOUS.

Thomas Lumpkin, Not at all. Bufala are water buffalos. Nothing to do with US & Buffalo Bill.

Bufala look like water Buffalo.

It is Bufalla milk. These cows look more like water buffalos of India, thus their name.

Hmm, I didn't think there were buffalo in Italy.

Buffalo Bill or is it Bison Bill had his European traveling show in the late 1900’s

Thomas Lumpkin, an excellent piece of trivia knowledge. Thank you.

Trish Gau, Did you miss "Traditionally" in the question?

There is an Italian family in Southern California that have a herd of water buffalo and make mozzarella!

Oops I guess you should not have put back on my screen agin today and I have hard time forgetting things that need to be righted!

I said goat

This was the traditional way of making mozzarella cheese. Not any more unfortunately. We have buffalo in the yukon, but they are wild so you would have @ hell of a time milk8ng them.