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falconcy · Mon 05 Mar 07 4:04pm

Hi Zorzou,

What is the Greek cheese that can be fried/grilled? In Cyprus we can do that with Halloumi but I had a cheese in Athens cooked the same way. I've tried the usual Greek cheeses suck as Kaseri or Kefalotyri but they are not the ones I'm looking for. Any ideas?

ZORZOU · Mon 05 Mar 07 6:28pm

Is it formaella? A traditional cheese from a village called Arahova and its name is "protected" like feta. Or it's graviera another cheese cooked this way....

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falconcy · Mon 05 Mar 07 6:47pm

I think it was likely Graviera, made as Saganaki. I need to get hold of some and play around with it.

ZORZOU · Tue 06 Mar 07 9:48am

Dear falconcy goodmorning! I don't konw if there is formaella cheese at SMs in Cyprus but if you find it just taste it! It's great! Fry it and squeese some lemon over it! Yammy! -They should add a drooling icon!!! big_smile lol -

ZORZOU · Tue 06 Mar 07 9:51am

Oh graviera, its not actually an original greek cheese... Its named after -I think an Italian- village called Gravier and there they make this kind of cheese... so farmers here who make it similarly call it graviera!!
That's only informative, the taste is anyway the same! wink

falconcy · Tue 06 Mar 07 2:20pm

I'll keep my eyes open for some formaella, not seen any here before but it sounds divine.

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