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Mizithra or myzithra (Greek: μυζήθρα) is a Greek whey cheese or mixed milk-whey cheese from sheep or goats, or both. [1] It is sold both as a fresh cheese, similar to Italian ricotta, and as a salt-dried grating cheese, similar to Italian ricotta salata. The ratio of milk to whey is usually 7 to 3.
Xynomizithra or xynomyzithra (Greek: Ξινομυζήθρα) is a Greek whey cheese with some added milk; it is a sour variant of Mizithra, and made from ewes' and/or goats' milk. The proportion of full-cream milk is about 15%. It is mainly produced on the island of Crete but other areas in Greece also produce it.
Kopanisti (Κοπανιστή), a pink, spicy cheese that owes its hotness to fungal growth; from Mykonos island and the surrounding Cyclades; Manouri (Μανούρι), a semi-soft fresh whey cheese; Xynomizithra; Anevato (Ανεβατό), a spreadable, creamy cheese [4] Galotyri (Γαλοτύρι), a soft, creamy cheese produced in Epirus and ...
Anthotyros (Greek: Ανθότυρος) (Anthotyro in modern Greek, "flowery cheese") is a traditional fresh cheese. There are dry Anthotyros and fresh Anthotyros. Dry Anthotyros is a matured cheese similar to Mizithra. Anthotyros is made with milk and whey from sheep or goats, sometimes in combination. [3] The ratio of milk to whey usually is 9 ...
In the Lasithi region, they are mainly sweet, made with dough and filled with mizithra, cinnamon, and sometimes lemon zest. To make the filling for cheese kalitsounia, the whey cheese is grated and mixed with eggs (so the filling will hold together) and finely chopped herbs. [1] This is a unique delicacy served in the entire island.
Hanukkah may be nicknamed the Festival of Lights, but if you ask us, it’s also a Festival of FOOD! Because Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of a small amount of lamp oil keeping the Second Temple ...
The production of whey cheese allows cheesemakers to use the remaining whey, instead of discarding it as a waste product. There are two fundamentally different products made of whey and called whey cheese: [2] Albumin cheese, made by coagulating the albumin in the whey with heat and possibly acid. Examples include ricotta and mizithra. [3]
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