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In Greek mythology, the art of cheese was a gift to mortals Aristeo, son of Apollo and Cyrene, who was the god of farming.

The Greeks have a really great tradition of cheese making. Reports are in texts of Homer. In the Iliad and Odyssey (9th century BC) refers to the "Aigion tyron, ie goat cheese. In the Odyssey, Homer describes in detail the shepherd Polyphemus and cheese making and describes how he made the cheese and how they matured into the cave.

In Greece, most ovine / caprine cheeses. The majority (75%) of the Greek territory is mountainous or hilly and goat farming was and is the best solution. On a smaller scale is the breeding cows. So most of the Greek cheese made with sheep, goat and mixed milk, precisely because of the topography and climate. Sheep and goats graze freely in the mountainous areas of wild herbs and greens, away from pollution and free from fertilizers and pesticides, so the products are organic.

What makes the Greek cheeses vary with foreign cheeses in principle what the animals eat, so the quality of milk. It is important to mention the great variety of Greek flora, with over 6,000 species of plants and herbs that affect the quality, texture and aromas of Greek milk. Sheep and goats in Greece belong to different races old, perfectly adapted to local conditions, with a strong constitution, great stamina and good performance. Their diet is mainly based on abundant food in our meadows throughout most of the time.

Another factor that makes the cheese to differ is the method of manufacture and the ripening. Some examples are the sfela and halloumi are both semi-soft cheeses in brine, or halloumi and Mozzarella are in the same way but with a totally different result, the cheese, the Metsovone and cheese / gruyere are all semi-hard cheeses goat's milk, or Michael San Kaskavalli the cheese Naxos / Tinos and gruyere would have the same taste it made with cow's milk, ricotta cheese and would not dispute the cheese with the pasta filata cheeses would be the same or parmesan would not dispute the cream cheese or curd.

Sincerely

Kazaglis Konstantinos