List of Greek Protected Designations of Origin cheeses

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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 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. The Greek cheeses containing cow's milk that have PDO status are Graviera Naxos, San Michali and Metsovone (which also contains sheep's milk).

Cow's milk cheeses[]

Metsovone

Anthotyros

Kopanisti

Ladotyri Mytilinis

Manouri

Mizithra

San Michali

Anevató

• Graviera Naxou (Γραβιέρα Νάξου)

Sheep's milk cheeses[]

• Kasseri (Κασέρι)
• Graviera Kritis (Γραβιέρα Κρήτης) (may include some goat's milk)
• Formaela Arachovas Parnassou (Φορμαέλλα Αράχωβας)

Mixed milk cheeses[]

Cow/Sheep[]

• Metsovone (Μετσοβόνε), semi-hard smoked cheese
• Graviera Agrafon (Γραβιέρα Αγράφων)

Sheep/Goat[]

• Feta (Φέτα), the most popular of Greek cheeses
• Kefalograviera (Κεφαλογραβιέρα)
• 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
• (Ανεβατό), spreadable, creamy cheese
• (Γαλοτύρι)
• Katiki Domokou (Κατίκι Δομοκού), a spreadable, moist, slightly spicy white cheese; from Domokos, Thessaly
• Ladotyri Mytilinis (Λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης), a sharp, salty cheese that matures immersed in jars of olive oil; from Mytilini Island
• (Μπάτζος)
• (Πηχτόγαλο Χανίων)
• (Σφέλα), also referred to as "Fire Feta", a mildly spicy soft white cheese from Messenia, Peloponnese
• (Ξύγαλο Σητείας)

Goat's milk cheese[]

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

See also[]

• Cuisine of Greece

Sources[]

• Ελληνικά Προϊόντα ΠΟΠ-ΠΓΕ-ΕΠΙΠ