Metsovone Cheese

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Metsovone Cheese

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Metsovone is a smoked, semi-hard cheese from Metsovo in the Pindus mountains of Greece. Made from cow's milk or a mix of cow and sheep or goat milk, it is one of the few Greek cheeses that is smoked, giving it a distinctive flavor that is nutty and buttery with smokey undertones.

Key Facts About Metsovone Cheese

Country of Origin Greece
Specific Origin Metsovo, Epirus
Certification PDO (1994)
Milk Type Cow's milk, Ewe's or Goat's milk
Milk Treatment Smoked
Rind Waxed
Texture Semihard to hard
Flavor Slightly salty and piquant
Aroma Natural smoke
Colors Yellow-brown
Forms Cylindrical
Age 3 months