🇬🇷PDOCheese & Dairy

Graviera Naxou

Also known as: Graviera Kritis, Graviera Agrafon, Greek gruyere

The full description of this designation is still being verified against the EU register.

Tasting notes

Greek hard cow's-or-mixed-milk cheese POPs (gruyere-family, named "Graviera" from "Gruyère"). Aged 3+ months. Pale ivory paste, firm dense texture with small eyes, balanced sweet-nutty-savory flavor — Greek hard cheese tradition. **Graviera Naxou** (Cyclades island, mostly cow milk) is among the most renowned; **Graviera Kritis** (Crete, sheep-and-goat milk) has more pronounced flavor; **Graviera Agrafon** (mainland mountain) is artisanal.

HoReCa use

Greek tyrokomeio (cheese course); **saganaki** (pan-fried); **bougatsa** (cheese pie variations); grated on pasta and gratins; with melon and ham.

Packaging

wheel-full-7-15kg
wheel-quarter-vacuum-2-4kg
wedge-vacuum-300g
wedge-vacuum-150g
grated-pre-pack-100g