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| Myzithra - Pound Cut (1 pound) by igourmet.com | 
 enlarge | Brand: IGOURMET
Category: Gourmet
Buy New: $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 781
Country: greece
Media: Misc.
Size: 1 pound
ASIN: B0000D9N4E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Imported from Greece | | • | Difficult to find | | • | Dry enough to grate | | • | Use Like Ricotta Salata | | • | Bold, assertive flavor |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Because of Greece's less-than-fertile terrain, most of its cheeses are made from sheep's milk. Feta is, of course, the best-known Greek cheese, but fresh sheep's 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.- Made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
- Photo depicts whole 2 lb. form of cheese.
- We cut and wrap this item by the pound.
- Please contact us if you would like to purchase the whole form.
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| Customer Reviews:
This is a good cheese for pasta December 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't bought this specific cheese from igourmet, although I have bought others. I will vouch for Myzithra in general, a local grocery store to me stocks it fairly often, and based on the description here it's about the same. Makes a wonderful cheese for pasta, it does grate well, but it melts quite well actually. I'm far from a chef, I just try out things and experiment until I get something I like personally, but I would say this is a cheese to try.
 Myzithra Cheese September 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I 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
Not quite Old Spaghetti Factory June 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I 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!
Typical Greek Cheese from the Island of Crete March 13, 2004
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Myzithra is a greek cheese come from the island of Crete.
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