Cheese Production

Cheese is an important economic activity in the Prefecture of Grevena. The main product is Feta, however there is also significant production of other cheeses including kaseri, kefalotyri, anebato, manouri and batzios. The Grevena 'anebato', which is classified as PDO (European Union Protected Designation of Origin), is a creamy cheese made from pasteurized goat milk and has a salty, sour taste with a rich aroma. It makes a great accompaniment to wine.

Local dairies produce mainly sheep and goat milk, the milk and dairy products are mainly for the domestic market, but there is also a significant export market. Cow's milk is also produced in the region, mainly by large commercial dairies with a focus on the domestic market.

Traditional Pasta

The Women's Cooperatives of Agios Giorgos and Karperoy produce a range of handmade pasta. The Women's Cooperative of Agios Giorgos is the only cooperative in Greece that makes 'petoura' a regional speciality pasta, they also make trachanades (sweet and sour) and also noodles. All of the pasta recipes have been handed down through the genearations.

Only locally produced ingredients are used, mainly eggs, flour and milk. The 'petoura', which is entirely hand made is the most difficult to make, is even cut or broken by hand, has a daily production of between 120 and 150 kilograms. The cooperatives produce 200 kilograms of trachanades per day.

Spoon Sweets' and Marmalades

The sweets and jams are made from natural, locally produced, fresh ingredients, without the addition of preservatives and faithfully following regional traditional recipes. Below are some of the ingredients used:

• Cherry
• Fig
• Zucchini
• Plum
• grape
• Walnut
• Cherry tomato

Mushrooms

Over a thousand species of mushrooms grow in the Pindos area. Their collection is a favourite occupation of the people of Grevena who are experts in identifying mushrooms and they know a thousand ways to enjoy them!

Some mushroom products:

• Mushrooms in oil
• Pickled mushrooms
• Dried mushrooms
• Truffles
• Powdered mushroom
• Mushroom preserves
• Mushroom jam
• Mushroom liqueur
• Traditional pasta with mushroom
• Sesame with mushrooms