{"id":3275,"date":"2020-05-07T18:49:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:06:41","slug":"tyria-mas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/en\/tyria-mas\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellent Cretan cheeses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3275\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3275-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><strong>In Crete, cheesemaking is not just an art. It's a legacy spanning thousands of years.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">From the Minoans to today, the shepherds of our mountains transform sheep and goat milk into treasures of flavour.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>At Avli, we honor this tradition with a selection of cheeses that tell the story of our land.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3275-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Our Tirozouli Cheese<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tirozouli-1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tirozouli-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tirozouli-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tirozouli-1-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" title=\"Our Tirozouli Cheese\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3275-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Tirozouli \u2013 \u201cTir-o-\u201c: cheese, \u201ctiro-komo\u201d (verb): to make cheese, \u201c-zouli\u201d, \u201czoulao\u201d (verb): press<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This traditional product of Crete has its roots in mythology. Remember Amalthea (the goat that raised the Cretan Zeus), whose horn still symbolizes abundance today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Tirozouli<\/strong> is Avli's handmade cheese. A traditional Cretan recipe we craft using fresh sheep and goat milk from local producers. Soft, creamy, with a gentle and slightly tangy flavour, <strong>tirozouli<\/strong> represents the authenticity of Cretan cuisine. We serve it with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/en\/the-cretan-olive-the-treasure-of-the-mediterranean\/\">marinated olives<\/a><\/strong> from our own production and our homemade bread baked daily in our wood-fired oven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3275-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3275-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com_-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"nature-grass-farm-meadow-flower-animal-24879-pxhere.com\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3275-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/117960796_3497927703574033_659922363344557106_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/117960796_3497927703574033_659922363344557106_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/117960796_3497927703574033_659922363344557106_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/117960796_3497927703574033_659922363344557106_n-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3275-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fence-farm-animal-wildlife-goat-horn-1114780-pxhere.com_-scaled-e1640333178793.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"fence-farm-animal-wildlife-goat-horn-1114780-pxhere.com\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3275-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Touloumotiri<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It has a distinctive, intense, slightly spicy flavour and is made from goat and sheep milk. It gets its name from the fact that it matures in \"<strong>toulumia<\/strong>,\" which are inverted animal skins that have been disinfected and preserved using a specific procedure. Because there were no refrigerators back then, this was once the only method of preservation and maturation in caves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3275-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1-1200x560.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1-200x93.jpg 200w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri-1-1536x717.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3oxoiri 1\" alt=\"\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03bf\u03c7\u03bf\u03af\u03c1\u03b9\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-3275-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Katsochiri<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Katsochiri is one of the most characteristic Cretan cheeses; fresh, local, with a soft texture and mildly tangy flavour.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The cheese mass produced during the first step of making Gruyere cheese is used to make \u2018katsochiri\u2019. It is essentially fresh Gruyere - a soft and flavourful cheese that when mature it becomes Gruyere. The shepherd gathers the leftover scraps from the Gruyere cheese-making process and shapes them by hand into small hedgehogs, or \u2018<strong>katsohiri<\/strong>\u2019 as we call it in Crete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Katsochiri is ideal for saganaki - fried until golden and crispy on the outside, creamy inside. At <strong>Avli<\/strong>, we serve it in crispy aromatic breading with homemade jam that balances the saltiness with a sweet note.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3275-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3275-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Cretan Aged Gruyere<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cretan Gruyere is Crete's most famous cheese,<br \/>\nwith Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Made exclusively from sheep milk or a blend with goat milk (up to 20%), it ages for at least three months. The finest <strong>gruyeres<\/strong> though, as the one we use in our kitchen, age for over 12 months. Aging gives it a rich, nutty flavour with notes of caramel, a hard texture and golden colour. At <strong>Avli<\/strong>, our selected <strong>aged gruyere<\/strong> is served with our <a href=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/en\/the-cretan-olive-the-treasure-of-the-mediterranean\/\">marinated olives<\/a> and fresh barley rusk, accompanied by olive oil or oregano.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3275-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3275-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-3275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete.webp\" width=\"1305\" height=\"1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete.webp 1305w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete-150x200.webp 150w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graviera-crete-200x267.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1305px) 100vw, 1305px\" alt=\"graviera gruyere\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Crete, cheesemaking is not just an art. It&#8217;s a legacy spanning thousands of years. From the Minoans to today, the shepherds of our mountains transform sheep and goat milk into treasures of flavour. At Avli, we honor this tradition with a selection of cheeses that tell the story of our land. &nbsp; Tirozouli \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/en\/tyria-mas\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Excellent Cretan cheeses<\/span>[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,243,240],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dairy-products","category-processed-food-and-drinks","category-farm-to-table"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>cheeses<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/avli-malia.gr\/en\/tyria-mas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"cheeses\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In Crete, cheesemaking is not just an art. 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