Ingredient: Anthotyros (Goats' cheese)
Category: Dairy- Cheese
Season: All
Anthotyros (Greek: Ανθότυρος) is a traditional, un-pasteurised cheese made from sheep's and/or goat's whey with the addition of milk.
It has various sizes and its shape is usually truncated cone or ball.
The cheese is dry and white and has no rind.
This cheese has been made for centuries.
It's name ("flower cheese") comes from the aroma and flavour, carrying the hint of wild herbs.
Smooth, hard and moist, the cheese has a fine, crumbly texture.
Taste & Culinary uses
The pure white interior is delicate, and the famed, floral flavour has a smoky tang.
It is eaten for breakfast with honey and fruit or
In savoury dishes with oil, tomato and wild herbs also
ideal for spaghetti dishes.
Anthotyros is salted and matured "Mizithra" |