Mozzarella on pizza in Italy

[ecossegirl91]

Hi all

I’m just over 30weeks pregnant and on holiday in Italy at the moment. I’ve not given much thought to mozzarella back home as it’s usually pasturised and usually on a pizza so cooked. But of course in Italy a lot of the mozza isn’t pasturised (no caprese salads for me 🥲) but I’ve had a few pizzas and just assumed it was ok because it’s cooked, even if unpasteurised - that’s right isn’t it? I’m in the north of Italy so it’s not the neopolitan style pizzas where the cheese does look quite raw, all the pizzas have been roasting and the cheese well melted.

ive already eaten them so I guess it’s retrospective advice at this point 🙈

I honestly wouldn't give cooked cheese on pizza a second thought

Thanks! I hadn’t either till I stupidly googled it and got some conflicting advice!

I wouldn’t give it a second thought Tbh especially if it’s been in a very hot place

the risk of a bit of mozzarella affecting your baby is miniscule and theoretical

Ps I remember the panic when I was preggers in France and just realised the chocolate mousse I’d just scoffed was raw egg 😂

Is this for real?

Wouldn't cross my mind to think about it tbh

Mozzarella is not raw. It is heated up when it is stretched once the whey is taken out.

The cooking on a pizza is the third time it will have been heated. Once to remove the whey, once to stretch and once on the pizza.

How on earth have the Italians managed to have any children?

I don't know why everyone is being so condescending to the OP she's only following the NHS advice.
If it's cooked I thought it would be fine anyway though.

Cooked = ok

thanks all. Like I said, it didn’t cross my mind till I read something else online and I had an “oh no” moment!
no idea why some people are being rude tho- I am only following nhs guidance of unpasturised soft cheese being cooked till “hot and bubbling” which sometimes pizzas aren’t in Italy as they cook them so fast.

it’s my first baby so apologies if being pedantic.

I live in Italy and eat my weight in mozzarella! Didn't know I wasn't supposed to. All OK here.

I meant to say I ate loads when I was pregnant

Thanks ☺️ I’ve found Italians to be so accommodating here - sometimes in restaurants they are telling me what’s ok and what’s not haha!

I live in Italy, and have eaten (far too many) pizzas throughout preg. Neapolitan and otherwise. Honestly it's fine, enjoy.... even have your caprese salad!

I’m 31 weeks and on holiday in France at the moment and it’s v hard as cheese is one of the few the only pleasure I have left at the moment seeing as I can’t have any 🍷 so much of what I would normally eat is unpasteurised 😭 you’ll be fine with mozzarella on a pizza but you are sensible for asking (maybe not so sensible for doing so after you’d consumed the cheese though 😆) good luck with the rest of your pregnancy 😊