Anthotyros is a traditional, unpasteurized, cheese made from sheep’s and/or goat’s whey with the addition of milk. It has various sizes and its shape is usually truncated cone or ball. The cheese is dry and white and has no rind. It is eaten for breakfast with honey and fruit, in savoury dishes with oil, tomato and wild herbs, ideal for spaghetti dishes. This cheese has been made for centuries. Its name (”flower cheese”) comes from the aroma and flavor, carrying the hint of wild herbs. Smooth, hard and moist, the cheese has a fine, crumbly texture. The pure white interior is delicate, and the famed, floral flavor has a smoky tang.

Feta () is a brined curd cheese traditionally made in Greece. A sheep’s milk cheese, varying amounts of goat’s milk may be added, as long as goat milk makes up less than 30% of the total mixture.

Since 2005, feta has been a protected designation of origin product in the European Union. Although traditional feta cheese should only include sheep and goat’s milk, it is quite common that cheese sold as ‘feta’ includes cow’s milk, or even is composed exclusively of cow’s milk.

Feta is an aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture. It is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads, pastries and in baking, notably in the popular phyllo-based dishes spanakopita (”spinach pie”) and tyropita (”cheese pie”) and combined with olive oil and vegetables.Similar white brined cheeses (often called ‘white cheese’ in the various languages) are found in the eastern Mediterranean and around the Black Sea.

Feta is salted and cured in a brine solution (based on water or whey) for several months. Feta dries out rapidly when removed from the brine. Feta cheese is white, usually formed into square cakes, and can range from soft to semi-hard, with a tangy, salty flavor that can range from mild to sharp. The cured cheese easily crumbles. Its fat content can range from 30 to 60 percent; most is around 45 percent milk fat. Most feta cheese has a pH of 4.4 to 4.9.

Feta is also an important ingredient of Greek salad. Feta, like most cheeses, can also be served cooked; it is sometimes grilled as part of a sandwich or as a salty alternative to other cheeses in a variety of dishes.

Kefalotyri (or Kefalotiri) is a hard, salty yellow cheese made from sheep milk and/or goat’s milk in Greece and Cyprus (cow’s milk is not allowed in the Cypriot version), although, a similar cheese Kefalograviera, which is made with cow’s milk, or a mixture of sheep and cow is sometimes sold outside Greece and Cyprus as Kefalotyri.

Depending on the mixture of milk used in the process the color can vary between yellow and white. In taste it vaguely resembles Gruyere, except it is harder and quite saltier. Being a very hard cheese, Kefalotyri is consumed as is, fried in olive oil for a dish called saganaki, or added to foods such as spaghetti, meat, or cooked vegetables, and is especially suited for grating.

This is a popular and well-known cheese, establishing its roots in Greece during the Byzantine era. It can be found in some gourmet or specialty stores in the U.S. and other non-Greek countries. Young cheeses from two to three months to ripen. An aged kefalotyri, a year old or more, is drier and stronger flavored, and may be eaten as a meze with ouzo, or grated on food.