Greek PDO cheeses
The top 3 according to 49 votes from people: Kefalograviera · Feta · Graviera Naxou. (Updated Jun 14, 2024.)
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.
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Top 21
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Kefalograviera
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Western Macedonia, Epirus, Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania.
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Feta
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.
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Graviera Naxou
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Naxos.
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Graviera Kritis
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Crete.
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Galotyri
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Epirus and Thessaly.
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Anevato
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Grevena and Kozani.
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Pichtogalo Chanion
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Chania.
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Graviera Agrafon
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Agrafa.
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9
Sfela
Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Messenia and Laconia.
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10
Ladotyri Mytilinis
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Lesbos.
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11
Kalathaki Limnou
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Lemnos.
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12
Kasseri
Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Macedonia, Thessaly, Lesbos and Xanthi.
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13
Manouri
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Thessaly and Western Macedonia.
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14
Metsovone
Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Metsovo. A smoked cheese from Metsovo.
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15
Katiki Domokou
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Domokos.
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Kopanisti
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Cyclades. A salty, spicy spreadable cheese.
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17
Formaella Arachovas Parnassou
Semi-hard cheese, PDO. Area: Arachova, Parnassus.
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18
Xynomyzithra Kritis
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Crete.
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19
Xygalo Siteias
Fresh or soft cheese, PDO. Area: Sitia.
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20
Batzos
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Macedonia and Thessaly.
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21
San Michali
Hard cheese, PDO. Area: Syros.
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