It's the ingredient that elevates caprese salad to a creamy masterpiece, helps pizza achieve all its ooey-gooey glory, and satisfies that much-anticipated cheese pull from a certain breaded appetizer.

A slice of cheese pizza being pulled away from the whole pizza. - Shining symbols/Shutterstock You may assume it's mozzarella, and you're nearly there -- but according to the expert, it's the right ...

At Capella Cheese shop in Atlanta, mozzarella is made fresh daily. Brittany Billups places curds in a bucket before dousing them in 190-degree Fahrenheit water. She swishes the curds around with salt ...