Chef at 09:48, 28 September 2012

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[[Image:Sfela cheese.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sfela cheese]]

'''Description''': A [[:Category:Greek recipes#ΠΟΠ (POP) ingredients|ΠΟΠ (POP)]] semi-hard Greek [[Cheese|cheese]] which is matured and stored in [[Brine|brine]]. The cheese is produced traditionally from [[Sheep's milk|sheep's milk]] or [[Goat's milk|goat's milk]] or from
a mixture of the two.

'''Geographical area''': The Messinia and Lakonia
prefectures in the southern Péloponnèse.

'''Evidence''': The [[Cheese|cheese]] has been known for more than a century. It is made using traditional technology and ripened in installation within the defined geographical area.

'''Method of production''': The [[Milk|milk]] is coagulated at 30-32C. The [[Cheese|cheese]] [[Curd|curd]] is divided into pieces and reheated to 38-40C. It is then placed in [[Cheesecloths|cheesecloths]] for draining. It is lightly pressed and cut into strips or lumps (slabs) which are then [[Salted|salted]] on the surface.

The [[Cheese|cheese]] is placed in vessels of [[Brine|brine]] for 1 month at room temperature and then at a temperature of 4-6C for not less than 3 months to bring ripening to completion.

'''Link''': The [[Cheese|cheese]] is produced using traditional technology from the [[Milk|milk]] of [[Goat|goat]] and [[Sheep|sheep]] breeds reared traditionally in the above-stated geographical area.

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Chef at 09:48, 28 September 2012