"We dropped by after a half day visit to the Paestum ruins, armed with a loaf of bread and some fresh tomatoes bought at a local stand, to try the Vannulo mozzarella al fresco, followed by a buffalo milk gelato. Picnicking in Italy doesn 't seem common, but no one seemed to mind when we bought our one cheese ball at the shop and proceeded to snag a table outside the gelateria to enjoy a late lunch. The verdict? Hard to say. My spouse is the bigger fresh mozzarella fan, and she found the very elastic texture of the Vannulo mozzarella a bit different (although no complaints about the taste). My theory is that probably this texture is the way it 's supposed to be, but maybe she needs further experience to say for sure. As for myself, I 'll put it on my pizza any day, but parmigiana will always be my Italian cheese of choice.Still, it was good to try it a fresh as we will ever likely get it, at a very pleasant location. I checked out the Buffalo (animals) at the same time. I didn 't hear any music serenading them, as other reviewers have suggested, but they seemed reasonably content with life at the farm. The gelato seemed richer tasting than your standard Italian gelato, and supposedly is a somewhat healthier option than the normal. But of course almost any Italian gelato is better than what we are used to on North American. Thumbs up. At a cost of 5 Euro (three for the cheese, two for the gelato, both shared) it was an enjoyable and inexpensive side trip for us."
