Feta Cheese © Denzil Green Feta is a soft, rindless white cheese with holes in it. Some refer to Feta as a goat’s cheese, but it is not: it is primarily meant to be a sheep’s milk cheese. Feta was originally made from sheep’s milk, or sheep and goat’s milk (in Greece, no more than…
Greek Cheeses
Halloumi Cheese
Halloumi Cheese © Denzil Green Halloumi is a cheese that is popular in Greece and Cyprus. It is a mild, semi-hard cheese made from goat’s, sheep’s or cow’s milk. After being made, it is preserved and shipped in brine. It is almost always used in cooking rather than eaten raw. Raw, it is quite rubbery,…
Mitzithra Cheese (Aged)
Aged Mitzithra is a salty-tasting Greek sheep’s milk cheese which is hard and crumbly, with a sharp taste. It is made in very white, dry, and firm balls that can be round or egg-shaped. Mitzithra is made from the whey leftover from making cheeses such as Feta and Kefalotiri, enriched with whole sheep’s milk or…
Mitzithra Cheese (Fresh)
Fresh Mitzithra is a Greek cheese made from the whey leftover from making cheeses such as Feta and Kefalotiri. The whey is enriched with whole sheep’s milk or whole goat’s milk. It is similar to ricotta in look and feel. Like ricotta, it is soft and creamy, but it is drier than ricotta, giving it…
Telemes Cheese
Telemes is a Greek cheese is very much like Feta, in that it is aged and stored in brine, and ends up crumbly. The difference is that while Feta is made from sheep’s milk and some goat’s milk, Telemes is made from cow’s milk (as most Feta around the world is, anyway), and because of…