Greek Cheeses In 1996, 19 cheeses from Greece were awarded...

Greek Cheeses

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 Xigalo Sitias in 2008. The designated cheeses are made from fresh milk by traditional methods. They contain predominantly sheep or sheep and goat’s milk.

The use of cow’s milk is not traditional in Greece as the nature of much of the terrain favours the farming of sheep and goats. Such cow’s milk as is produced is mainly destined for drinking or the production of processed cheese. Only two Greek cheeses containing cow’s milk have PDO status: Graviera Naxos and San Michali Metsovone (which also contains sheep’s milk). Cow’s milk cheesesEdit

Graviera Naxou (Γραβιέρα Νάξου)

San Michali (Σαν Μιχάλη)

Sheep’s milk cheesesEdit

Graviera Kritis (Γραβιέρα Κρήτης) (may include some goat’s milk)

Kalathaki Limnou (Καλαθάκι Λήμνου)

Kasseri (Κασέρι)

Formaella Arachovas Parnassou (Φορμαέλλα Αράχωβας Παρνασσού)

Cow/Sheep

Metsovone (Μετσοβόνε)

Graviera Agrafon (Γραβιέρα Αγράφων)

Sheep/Goat

Anevato (Ανεβατό)

Feta (Φέτα) - the most popular of Greek cheeses

Galotyri (Γαλοτύρι)

Katiki Domokou (Κατίκι Δομοκού), a spreadable, moist, slightly spicy white cheese; from Domokos, Thessaly

Kefalograviera (Κεφαλογραβιέρα)

Kopanisti (Κοπανιστή), a pink, spicy cheese that owes its hotness to fungal growth; from Mykonos Island and the surrounding Cyclades

Ladotyri Mytilinis (Λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης), a sharp, salty cheese that matures immersed in jars of olive oil; from Mytilini Island

Manouri (Μανούρι), a semi-soft fresh whey cheese

Batzos (Μπάτζος)

Xynomyzithra Kritis (Ξυνομυζήθρα Κρήτης)

Pichtogalo Chanion (Πηχτόγαλο Χανίων)

Sfela (Σφέλα) - also referred to as “Fire Feta”, a mildly spicy soft white cheese; from Messenia, Peloponnese

Xygalo Sitεias (Ξύγαλο Σητείας)

Goat’s milk cheeseEdit

There are several types of cheese made solely from goat cheese in Greece, but no applications have been submitted for PDO status, yet.

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