Metsovone cheese

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Metsovone cheese is a traditional semi-hard, smoked cow’s (often mixed-milk) cheese from the Metsovo region of Greece, known for its rich flavor and protected designation of origin status.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Metsovela cheese 1
Metsovone 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cheese
semi-hard cheese
smoked cheese
agingTime at least 3 months
alsoMadeFrom goat's milk
sheep's milk
aroma buttery aroma
smoky aroma
classification Greek smoked cheese
color pale yellow
countryOfOrigin Greece
culinaryUse baked dishes
cheese platters
pasta dishes
curdTreatment heated and stretched curd
fatContent high fat cheese
flavor rich
smoky
locatedIn Epirus NERFINISHED
mainIngredient cow's milk
milkType mixed milk
moistureContent low to medium moisture
originatesFrom Vlach community of Metsovo NERFINISHED
pairing red wine
tsipouro
white wine
PDOCategory cheese
PDORegion Metsovo area NERFINISHED
PDOStatusGrantedBy European Union NERFINISHED
productionMethod pasta filata-like
protectedDesignation PDO
recognizedAs traditional Greek cheese
regionOfOrigin Metsovo NERFINISHED
rind natural
servingTemperature room temperature
shape cylindrical
size medium-sized wheels
smokingMaterial wood smoke
smokingProcess cold smoking
storage refrigerated
surface smooth
texture semi-hard
traditionalProductOf Metsovo NERFINISHED
typicalServing fried
grilled
sliced
usedAs cooking cheese
table cheese
usedIn Greek cuisine

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Metsovo area hasProduct Metsovone cheese
Metsovo area hasProduct Metsovone cheese
this entity surface form: Metsovela cheese