Xygalo Siteias Ξύγαλο Σητείας
A velvety, sour curd cheese native to eastern Crete, refreshing and wonderfully digestible.
- Type
- cheese
- Designation
- PDO
- Made from
- sheep and goat milk, soured
- Where
- Crete
- Season
- all-year
- Price
- €€
Taste and texture
Pleasantly sour, crisp, and fresh with rich yoghurt-like undertones. It has a smooth, grainy, and luscious mouthfeel.
paste
saltysharpcreamyfruitybittersweetintense
How to buy
Purchase in sealed plastic containers from Cretan grocers and store deeply chilled.
Confirm the Sitia origin and EU PDO emblem clearly marked on the tub.
The rules in short
Sourced exclusively from the Sitia municipality in eastern Crete, made by naturally souring goat or sheep milk at controlled temperatures.
Serving ideas
- Spoon over warm dakos rusks soaked in oil
- Pair with fresh cucumbers and cracked pepper
- Swirled into chilled summer vegetable soups
Substitutes
strained yoghurt, quark.
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.