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Metsovone (Greek: Μετσοβόνε) is a semi-hard smoked pasta filata cheese produced in the Aromanian village of Metsovo in Epirus, Greece. [1] Metsovone has been a European protected designation of origin since 1996. [2] This cheese, along with Metsovela, is one of the most popular culinary attractions of Metsovo. These cheeses are ...
Fresh halloumi has a semi-hard, elastic texture and a milder, less salty flavor compared to the aged version. As mature halloumi is stored in brine it has a harder, drier texture, as well as a saltier flavor. [34] [36] Both versions have a slight minty flavor, due to the addition of spearmint during the production of the cheese.
Feta, the most popular of Greek cheeses, has PDO status since 2002. In 1996, 19 cheeses from Greece were awarded Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status defining their areas of origin and methods of production. Feta received the same status in 2002 and Xygalo Sitias in 2008. The designated cheeses are made from fresh milk by traditional ...
A semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. The aged cheese has a mild, sweet, nutty flavor and small round holes. It is aged for three or four months, but often up to 12 or even 24 months. Hushållsost: A semi-hard cows'-milk cheese with small granular holes and aged around 60 days on average. The taste is described as mild yet somewhat sour ...
Cabrales, a semi-soft Blue cheese from Cabrales, Spain. Semi-soft cheeses, and the sub-group Monastery cheeses, have a high moisture content, smooth and creamy interior, and a washed rind. [20] [21] [22] Well-known varieties include mozzarella, Havarti, Munster, Port Salut, Jarlsberg, and Butterkäse. Many blue cheeses are semi-soft. [15]
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.
Pages in category "Greek cheeses" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Graviera (Greek: γραβιέρα [ɣraˈvʝera]) is a cheese from Greece produced in various parts of Greece, the main varieties of which are Crete, Lesbos, Naxos and Amfilochia. It resembles gruyère, a Swiss cheese from whose name "graviera" is derived. [1] Graviera is Greece's second most popular cheese after feta. Made in wheels, the rind ...