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Variations on a theme…Haloumi
Haloumi makes a great grilled cheese sandwich. Haloumi, the Cypriot sheep’s milk cheese flavored with mint, is one of the best grilling cheeses in the Mediterranean. Over the years, I’ve used it a...
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Manouri Cheese
Manouri Cheese One of the loveliest, mildest, most buttery mainland cheeses is the log-shaped Manouri, a alabaster-white, mild, velvety cheese that is served as both a table cheese and a dessert...
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Kasseri, the Ultimate Greek Table Cheese
Aged Kasseri and Quince Paste Kasseri is one of the best-known Greek cheeses, a table cheese par excellence. Kasseri is semi-hard with a unique, unmistakable flavor and buttery, pleasant texture. It...
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Metsovone Cheese
Metsovone Cheese Metsovone (mets-oh-VOE-ne), named after the Vlach capital Metsovo, a beautifully preserved, historic mountain town situated at an important impasse in the Pindus Mountains, is one of...
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Ladotyri…Cheese Preserved in Olive Oil
Greek cheese preserved in olive oil is pungent and delicious. Greece is home to nearly 100 unique regional cheeses. Some of the most unique are the cheeses preserved in various traditional ways, either...
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Cheese Week, or Tyrini, ushers in Lent
Greek cheese rocks in the week before the Lenten fast begins. This is the last week of Carnival before the Greek Orthodox fasting period of Lent. It’s called the week of cheese, or tyrini (tyri being...
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