Formaela Arachovas Parnassou Φορμαέλα Αράχωβας Παρνασσού
The quintessential grilling cheese of Mount Parnassos, known for its small cylindrical form and chewy melted crumb.
- Type
- cheese
- Designation
- PDO
- Made from
- sheep and goat milk
- Where
- Central Greece
- Season
- all-year
- Price
- €€
Taste and texture
Pleasantly pungent, slightly salty, and buttery with an earthy aroma. When heated, it becomes yielding, stretchy, and deeply savoury.
semi-soft
saltysharpcreamyfruitybittersweetintense
How to buy
Purchase whole small cylinders or thick circular rounds, ensuring the outer crust is unblemished and clean.
Check for the designation Formaela Arachovas Parnassou alongside the EU PDO shield.
The rules in short
Shaped exclusively around Mount Parnassos in Arachova using local sheep and goat milk. Rolled into distinctive slender logs and matured for several days.
Serving ideas
- Grilled thick on charcoal until blistered and soft
- Fried in an ungreased pan and eaten piping hot
- Served alongside mountain greens and lemon wedges
Substitutes
Halloumi, Scamorza.
Cooked in
Check the register. Designations are listed from our own working list and have not yet been checked against the EU register. Check eAmbrosia before relying on a name.