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region: GREECE
type: young, firm, crumbly
taste: tart, salty
milk: sheep's
aged: none, salt brine
use: cooking, salads,
w/olives and bread

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region: GREECE
type: semihard, grainy
taste: nutty, mild, refreshing
milk: sheep's
aged: from fresh to 3 months
use: cooking, table w/fruits
or vegetables, with pasta

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region: GREECE
type: soft, rindless, crumbly
taste: buuttery, nutty
milk: sheep's
aged: none
use: shredded into salads or
pasta, sliced w/pickled
vegetables

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region: CYPRUS
Sheep's and Goat milk cheese flavored with shreds of fresh mint. Haloumi or Halloumi is semifirm though supple, easily sliced, and rather mild, with an unmistakable aftertaste of mint.

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