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from: igourmet Binding: Misc. Brand: IGOURMET Country: greece Label: igourmet Manufacturer: igourmet Publisher: igourmet Sales Rank: 2395 Size: 1 pound Studio: igourmet Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Because of Greeces less-than-fertile terrain, most of its cheeses are made from sheeps milk. Feta is, of course, the best-known Greek cheese, but fresh sheeps milk cheeses are common, as well. One of the most common of these ricotta-style cheeses is Myzithra. It has a much more interesting flavor and texture than most of the ricotta available in this country. The flavor is rather nutty, and the texture is cottony and drier than ricotta. This cheese works wonderfully in cooking, especially blended into pasta dishes. Our version of Myzithra is actually the pressed and dried version. It is similar to an Italian ricotta salata and is a popular grating cheese in Greece. The cheese is quite crumbly and salty, so a little bit can add a lot of flavor to your dishes. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Myzithra CheeseI bought this for my Mom when she couldn't find it for a recipe. Apparently I went overboard by buying two pounds, but it seems to freeze well. The whole town has had some by now! Versatile with many recipes, can be inserted for mozzerella, romano, parmasean and feta ... it only takes imagination. Great twist to recipes! Sarah J Rating:  - Not quite Old Spaghetti FactoryI bought this to try to make the Old Spaghetti Factory Myzithra browned butter a la Homer which is my favorite. Ok I'm not a pro chef, but I think I did pretty well but it still did not quite taste as delicious as the restaurant. I'm sticking with the restaurant! Rating: - Typical Greek Cheese from the Island of CreteMyzithra is a greek cheese come from the island of Crete. |
