Burrata is a typical product of Murgia in the south of Italy. It is produced from cow's milk, rennet, and cream. Burrata may have origins dating back to about 1900 on the Bianchini farm in the city of Andria within Murgia, an area in the Apulian region. In the 1950s, it became more widely available after some local cheese factories began producing it and it can be a useful way of using up the ritagli ("scraps" or "rags") of mozzarella.

Burrata is a fresh Italian cow milk cheese made from buffalo milk and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella, while the inside contains Stracciatella (Stracciatella di Bufala is a cheese produced from Italian buffalo milk in the province of Foggia, located in the southern Italian region of Apulia, using a stretching and a shredding technique) and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture. It is typical of Apulia.