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Fermentation Atlas

Greece

46 ferments from Greece, with how each is made.

46 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
AnevatoCheeseat least 2 months
AnthotyrosCheese6.8
Batzos PDOCheeseat least 3 months10–12 %
BottargaFish and seafood5–7 days20 °C
Chickpea-leavened bread (eftazymo, arkatena, nohut ekmeği)Cereals and bread18 hat least 37 °C5.4
Fermented capers and caper berriesVegetables5–7 days23–43 °C0 %7.5 → 3.55
Feta PDOCheeseat least 2 months2–4 °C7 %at least 6.5
Formaella Arachovas Parnassou PDOCheese4 days
Galotyri PDOCheeseat least 2 monthsup to 8 °C3–4 %3.8–4
Graviera AgrafonCheese30 days16–18 °C
Graviera Kritis PDOCheeseat least 3 months14–18 °C
Graviera Naxou PDOCheese2.3–2.6 months15 °C
Greek strained yoghurt (strangisto)Fermented milk6–10 h42–46 °C
Greek-style natural black olivesFruit6.1–12 months8–10 %up to 4.3
İzmir tulumCheeseat least 4 months2–4 °C5–5.2
Kalathaki Limnou PDOCheese21 days14–18 °C6–8 %
Kariki (Tinos)Cheese40 days – 7 months5.6
Kasseri PDOCheeseat least 3 months18 °C5.2
Kefalograviera PDOCheeseat least 3 monthsup to 6 °C18–20 %5.1 → 5.12
KefalotyriCheese3 months4.1 %
Kopanisti PDOCheese30–40 days18 °C4–5 %
Krasotyri of Kos (tyri tis possias)Cheeseat least 30 days
Ladotyri Mytilinis PDOCheeseat least 3 months12–16 °C
LakerdaFish and seafood10–20 days3–5 °C5 %6.9
Manouri PDOCheese4–5 h1 %
Metsovone PDOCheeseat least 3 months15–17 °C5.1–5.3
Myzithra (Mizithra)Cheese6.2 → 5.83
Nohut mayalı ekmek (Turkish chickpea-leavened bread)Cereals and bread16–18 h37–40 °C
Oxygala (Roman soured milk)Fermented milk5 days
Pecorino delle colline senesiCheeseat least 20 days
Pichtogalo ChanionCheese24 h1 %4.4
Pomace-water drinks (piquette, lora, ciderkin)Alcoholic drinks24 h – 14 days3.3–6
Raviggiolo di pecora seneseCheese
RetsinaAlcoholic drinks13 days18–20 °C3.4–3.4
San Michali PDOCheeseat least 4 months14–16 °C
Sfela PDOCheeseat least 3 months4–6 °C
TelemesCheese2 months4 °C4.6
Touloumotyri (skin cheese)Cheeseup to 2 months2–10 °C
Trahanas (Greek and Cypriot sour trahana)Cereals and breadat least 8 days6.7 → 3.8
TsalafoutiCheeseup to 12 days12–18 °C1.3–2 %3.8–4.6
Xinomyzithra Kritis PDOCheeseat least 2 monthsup to 10 °C1.5–2 %
Xygalo Siteias PDOCheese30 days10–15 °Cup to 2 %4.1
Katiki Domokou PDOCheese0.5 min27–28 °C1 %
Mastelo (Chios)Cheese
Naturally soured milk (Central and Eastern Europe)Fermented milk3.5–4.5
Salami aeros (Greek dry salami)Meat5–5.2

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