# Greek PDO cheeses

From feta and the gravieras of Crete, Naxos and Agrafa to smoked Metsovone, Cycladic kopanisti and Chania's pichtogalo: 21 Greek cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin, which may only carry their name when made in their home area.

- 49 votes · 21 items
- Jun 14, 2024 · cretebassline
- https://even.best/en/l/5394/greek-pdo-cheeses

## Top 21

1. **Kefalograviera** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Western Macedonia, Epirus, Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania.
2. **Feta** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly, Central Greece, the Peloponnese and Lesbos. Sheep's milk, or mixed with up to 30% goat's milk.
3. **Graviera Naxou** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Naxos.
4. **Graviera Kritis** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Crete.
5. **Galotyri** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Epirus and Thessaly.
6. **Anevato** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Grevena and Kozani.
7. **Pichtogalo Chanion** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Chania.
8. **Graviera Agrafon** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Agrafa.
9. **Sfela** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Messenia and Laconia.
10. **Ladotyri Mytilinis** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Lesbos.
11. **Kalathaki Limnou** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Lemnos.
12. **Kasseri** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Macedonia, Thessaly, Lesbos and Xanthi.
13. **Manouri** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Thessaly and Western Macedonia.
14. **Metsovone** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Metsovo. A smoked cheese from Metsovo.
15. **Katiki Domokou** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Domokos.
16. **Kopanisti** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Cyclades. A salty, spicy spreadable cheese.
17. **Formaella Arachovas Parnassou** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Arachova, Parnassus.
18. **Xynomyzithra Kritis** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Crete.
19. **Xygalo Siteias** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Sitia.
20. **Batzos** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Macedonia and Thessaly.
21. **San Michali** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Syros.

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