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Fermentation Atlas

Greece

39 ferments from Greece, with how each is made.

39 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
AnevatoCheeseat least 2 months
AnthotyrosCheese35–40 days4 °C6.8
Batzos PDOCheeseat least 3 months10–12 %
BottargaFish and seafood5–7 days20 °C
Feta PDOCheeseat least 2 months2–4 °C7 %4.8–5.1
Graviera AgrafonCheeseat least 3 months12–15 °C
Greek strained yoghurt (straggisto)Fermented milkup to 14 daysup to 4 °C
Greek-style natural black olivesFruit6.1–12 months8–10 %up to 4.3
Kasseri PDOCheeseat least 3 months18 °C5.2
Kefalograviera PDOCheeseat least 3 monthsup to 6 °C18–20 %5.1 → 5.12
KefalotyriCheeseat least 3 months4–16.5 °C20 %4.8–5.5
Ladotyri Mytilinis PDOCheeseat least 3 months12–16 °C
LakerdaFish and seafood10 days – 6 months3–5 °C5 %6.9
Manouri PDOCheese4 months4–5 °C1 %
Metsovone PDOCheeseat least 3 months15–17 °C5.1–5.3
Myzithra (Mizithra)Cheese30 days2 °C6.2 → 5.83
Oxygala (Roman soured milk)Fermented milk5 days
Pichtogalo ChanionCheese24 h1 %4.4
Pomace-water drinks (piquette, lora, ciderkin)Alcoholic drinks24 h – 14 days4–5
RetsinaAlcoholic drinks13 days18–20 °C3.4–3.4
Touloumotyri (skin cheese)Cheeseup to 2 months5–10 %5.2
Xygalo Siteias PDOCheese2 monthsup to 4 °Cup to 2 %4.1
Chickpea-leavened bread (eftazymo, arkatena, nohut ekmeği)Cereals and bread18 h37–40 °C5.4
TsalafoutiCheese15–20 days10 °C
Galotyri PDOCheese
Graviera Kritis PDOCheese
Graviera Naxou PDOCheese
İzmir tulumCheese
Katiki Domokou PDOCheese1 %
Krasotyri of Kos (tyri tis posias)Cheese
Mastelo (Chios)Cheese
Naturally soured milk (Central and Eastern Europe)Fermented milk3.5–4.5
Nohut mayalı ekmek (Turkish chickpea-yeast bread)Cereals and bread
Raviggiolo di pecora seneseCheese
Salami aerosMeat
Sepet peyniriCheese
TelemesCheese
Trahanas (Greek and Cypriot sour trahana)Cereals and bread2.1 days4.1–4.8
Xinomyzithra Kritis PDOCheese

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