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I've checked several stores nearby and I cannot find this cheese.  I am seeing quite a bit of recipes with burrata so it must be rather easy to find.  Are you able to find this cheese easily?  And where?

It's a type of mozzarella, which means in the US you are likely to be hard pushed to find it (I believe you can't import fresh unpasteurized cheeses) unless you have an artisan cheesemaker doing their own fairly close to you. I don't think a lot of recipe writers really consider what the majority of customers have access to!

Burrata can be imported to the U.S.  One of my favorite Italian restaurants in DC imports it from Puglia and it is served regularly.  Many other restaurants serve it as well.  Certain specialty cheese stores carry it, which is where I usually buy it.  If my local cheesemonger is out of it, I will substitute buffalo mozzarella which is not the same thing, but works fine in a caprese salad.  

Rinshin, I see from your profile that you live near San Francisco.  I know that Cowgirl Creamery in the Ferry Building has burrata -- although it is not imported from Italy -- I believe that they make it at their creamery in Northern California.  

Ah - there must be pasteurised ones then!

I have purchased Buratta at Trader Joes in the past. The last time I was there, however,  they were out and waiting for a shipment  I envy those in California, with all the wonderful ingredients at their disposal!

Oops, I meant burrata!

I can buy burrata at Whole Foods - US made (in Vermont) and therefore pasteurized but pretty good.  The best burrata I ever had was the first time I tasted it in Venice. No pasteurized version is ever going to rival that!

Burrata has been sporadically available in my little western Virginia town since 2010, when a miraculously great cheese shop opened.  The proprietor makes a special effort to have it available at this time of year, since its highest and best use is as a companion to dead-ripe tomatoes with great olive oil and shreds of basil.

Fresh mozzarella is the generic version, and it's plenty good -- but the best stuff does tend to spoil you for anything else.

Thank you all.  I am south of San Francisco (about 25 miles south) but have an access to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's nearby.  I did check TJ but they did not have it and did not inquire if they were just out.  I have to ask them.  I'll check WF. 

Or you can make it yourself : see recipe

TJ's had burrata.  I can't wait to use this in recipes.  I hope I like it. 

So, I finally tried burrata and although tasty, I think I prefer fermented cheese taste like camenbert or brie for softer cheese ideas.  I made simple caprese using home grown tomatoes and burrata drizzled with good quality virgin olive oil and another one using it for pizza topping.  I guess I still don't know the allure of it.  But, I'm glad I was able to find it.  I'll keep trying to see if the taste grows on me.