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Feta
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Feta is a classic and famous Greek cheese whose tradition dates back thousands of years and is still made by shepherds in the Greek mountains. It was originally made with goat's or sheep's milk, but today often made commercially with pasteurized cow's milk.
Our feta is from Epirus in Greece and made from first quality sheep milk. The drained curd is cut into large slices (feta means slice) and salted, washed and placed in barrels. The cheese is soaked in brine or whey for a week to several months; this is why it is sometimes called a 'pickled' cheese. Feta dries out rapidly when removed from the brine.
Feta cheese is white, usually formed into square cakes, and can range from soft to ...
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Kefalotiri
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Kefalotiri is a well-flavored sheep's milk gourmet cheese which is made throughout Greece and the Greek Islands. Most Kefalotiri cheese sold outside Greece is a toned-down version of the cheese, often made with cow's milk, and should be called Kefalograviera.
Versions of the cheese are also made in Cyprus and throughout the Middle East. The Greek has a close-textured creamy white paste with a scattering of little holes and a definite aroma of milky nuts but very little flavor except salt. The Cypriot cheese is much more interesting with a harder, ivory-colored paste. The aroma is stronger with more fudge and less milk. The taste is quite good, too, with mushroomy flowery flavors....
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