Kasseri

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Kasseri is traditional Greek cheese, of "pasta filata" type, with controlled Denomination of Origin (DOC). It is manufactured from ewe's milk or a mixture with goat's milk in the regions of Macedonia, Thessaly, Mytilene and Xanthi.

Kasseri is a semi-hard cheese which is consumed as table cheese or used in the preparation of pizza. The mean composition of Kasseri is : moisture 42.2%, fat 25.2%, protein 25.8%, salt 3.1% and pH 5.7.