Kopanisti vs Xynotyro
Kopanisti
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Greece
- Place
- Cyclades
- Status
- PDO
Kopanisti is a soft, salty, and peppery cheese from the Cyclades, in Greece. The name is protected for cheese from that island group. It is made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, goat's milk, or a mixture, depending on the herd. Makers knead the curd more than once while it ripens, which spreads a strong microbial flavor through the paste. The result is a spread, not a sliceable wheel, and the color runs from off white to a light beige.
Xynotyro
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Whey
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Greece
- Place
- Mykonos
Xynotyro is a whey cheese from Mykonos in Greece, and the name means sour cheese. Makers use sheep's milk, goat's milk, or a blend of the two, and they do not use cow's milk. The cheese can be eaten soon after draining, or after it has dried into a hard flaky piece. A ripe wedge smells pungent and tastes sweet, sour, and faintly like browned milk. It is an island cheese with a sharp, lean identity.