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Feta, the most popular of Greek cheeses, has PDO status since 2002. In 1996, 19 cheeses from Greece were awarded Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status defining their areas of origin and methods of production. Feta received the same status in 2002 and Xygalo Sitias in 2008. The designated cheeses are made from fresh milk by traditional ...
Ladotyri Mytilinis (Greek: Λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης) is a traditionally prepared Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheese from Greece, preserved in extra virgin olive oil. [123] It is made on the island of Lesbos in the Northern Aegean Islands, and has been produced since ancient times.
The PDO cheese itself "is an emblematic product for the local population with strong cultural connotations". Ladotyri means "oil cheese" in the Greek language; such a method of preservation was common until household refrigerators became common in the 1960s and 1970s. According to the official designation, the milk must come from "sheep and ...
A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes. The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992 and applies ...
Greek PDO Kasseri. Kasseri (Greek: κασέρι, Turkish: kaşar [1]) is a medium-hard or hard pale yellow cheese made from pasteurised or unpasteurised sheep milk and at most 20% goat's milk. [2] "
Feta cheese, along with milk and sheep meat, is the principal source of income for shepherds in northwestern Greece. [26] The Greek word féta (φέτα) comes from the Italian fetta ' slice ', which in turn is derived from the Latin offa ' morsel, piece '.
Hence Cheddar cheese was deemed to be a generic name, but the PDO "West Country farmhouse Cheddar cheese" was allowed. [9] Feta was deemed not to have become generic, and was registered as a PDO to the disappointment of cheesemakers outside of Greece. [citation needed]
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