1. C HEESE IN G REEK DIET

2. Greek eating habits for cheese differ quite a lot from those of other Europeans even from those in southern regions, the climate of which is very close to ours. Cheese is not a food complement, it’s food. In Greece cheese is an edible people love and consume every single hour of the day from early morning till late at night. In particular, there is a goody on which a whole industry and trade has been based due to Greek love for it, the well-known cheese pie

4. I N ADDITION …. Cheese can be eaten as a starter, main course, with the salad or even with fruit Combinations of high gastronomic taste is melon with cheese or sultana raisin with Gruyere. It gives great taste in food and is easily digested It is a basic ingredient of Greek productive force It is an alternative way to preserve and conserve milk.

5. Cheese as a starter Cheese as a main course Cheese as a dessert

7. C OMBINATIONS OF CHEESE WITH OTHER FOODS SUCH AS : Fruit with cheese Many of Greek cheeses are perfectly combined with fresh fruit. Apart from the classic combination of feta cheese with watermelon, you can even try Gruyere with grapes or melon, cream cheese with peach or strawberries, feta cheese with figs. Summer salad with melon and feta cheese

8. Strawberry with feta cheese Peach with feta cheese

9. Watermelon with feta cheese

10. G RAPES WITH CHEESE

11. F IG WITH CHEESE

12. C HEESE AND WINE The combination of wine and cheese has two advantages: The first is the speed and ease of pleasure. The second is the easy preservability of both for at least 4-7 days. So, we can repeat the combination we really enjoyed.

14. C HEESE WITH TEA

15. C HEESE WITH BREAD AND TOMATO

16. C HEESE WITH SPAGHETTI

17. Nutrition value of the combination of fruit with cheese  Fruit rich in vitamin C augment calcium absorption  Fruit are rich in nutrients, fibers, vitamins and antioxidants  Cheese augments lycopene intake which can be found in fruit and plenty in watermelon specially  Cheese contains 10% to 30% proteins of high biological value.

18. R ECIPES WITH CHEESE …. 1)T RADITIONAL CHEESE PIE I NGREDIENTS - A packet of home-made pastry sheet (500gr) - 500 gr of crumbled feta cheese - 250 gr of grated dry skim-milk cheese - 4 eggs - A pinch of nutmeg (at will) - A teacup of olive oil - Freshly ground pepper

19. T HE STEPS OF CHEESE PIE PREPARATION

20. 2)G REEK SALAD 4 tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 onion 1 green pepper Olives Feta cheese Olive oil Salt and oregano

21. 3)F ETA CHEESE SAGANAKI ( FRIED CHEESE ) Feta cheese: 4 pieces about 1,5 cm thick Flour: ½ cup White pepper: 1/2 teaspoon (at will) Olive oil (to fry)

22. 4)C HEESE BREAD 150 gr feta cheese 300 gr hard flour 220 ml tepid water 8 gr fresh yeast 1 teaspoon of sugar ¾ teaspoon of salt Sesame

23. Chtipiti – A dish with struck cheese – made with chili pepper and feta cheese is a very tasty starter and can accompany ouzo on hot summer days.

24. Feta cheese is a special food for Greek people and is part of their daily diet. It is served in almost all meals and used in many recipes. It is a necessary complement to summer salads and is combined with tomatoes, gherkins, onion and oregano. The cheese pies which are made with home-made pastry sheets in several sizes use feta cheese as their basis.