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Lesbos Feta (Greek) - 1/2lb
a sheep's milk feta made on the island of Lesbos, the only Greek island to hold a PDO for feta. The cheesemaker, Tastanis, buys milk from from shepherds in Agra who milk a breed of sheep native to the island. The sheep feed on shrubs, herbs and flowers that grow near the sea, and are milked in the fields twice a day.
Tastanis, which employs three generations of cheesemakers, uses its own yogurt to culture the milk. They do not make cheese between May and December because the shepherds do not separate the young lambs from the ewes. Their feta has a crumbly texture, and the clean, sweet, mildly grassy flavors that are characteristic of high quality sheep's milk.
Farm / Company: M. Tastanis/Essex Street Cheese Co.
Cheesemaker: M. Tastanis
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Affineur: M. Tastanis
City, State: Agra
Region: Lesbos
Country: Greece
Milk Type: Sheep
Milk Treatment: Pasteurized
Rennet: Traditional
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Aging: 4 months