Bocconcini

In Italy fresh mozzarella comes in a variety of sizes. The smallest are called bocconcini or little mouthfuls, and they are addictive. When I was living in Rome, these were my favorite midmorning snack. Our local mozzarella producers will not make these little mozzarellas as they are very time consuming, but they do make a fine one-pound fresh mozzarella, which I cut into chunks about 1½ inches