Tags: Cheese, Food.
Xynomizithra or xynomyzithra (Greek: Ξυνομυζήθρα) is a whey cheese with some added milk; it is a sour variant of Mizithra and made from ewes’ and/or goats’ milk. The proportion of full-cream milk is about 15%.It is mainly produced on the island of Crete but other areas in Greece also produce it. Xynomyzithra Kritis (xynomizithra of Crete) is a European protected designation of origin.