Sfela

A semi-hard brine cheese, with a spicy taste, a product with a protected designation of origin (PDO), which is worth trying. It is exclusively produced in the southern Peloponnese, in the regions of Messinia and Laconia.

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Sfela is a semi-hard brine cheese, with a spicy taste, a product with a protected designation of origin (PDO). It is exclusively produced in the southern Peloponnese, in the regions of Messinia and Laconia. It is made from Greek pasteurised milk of goats and sheep grazing in these areas, and it needs at least three months to mature before you can enjoy it. It was named after the way the cheese mass was cut, since the word “sfela” means strip.

Sfela is available at shops with traditions products. and it is also served at restaurants, in salads, pies, etc.

Read about other products and the gastronomy of Messinia and Laconia.

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