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What is the best cheese for saganaki?

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What cheese do you guys use? Kefalotiri? Feta? or Kefalograviera?

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Hard to find kefalotiri near us most of the time so we use halloumi... I wish I could find larger cheese blocks though, halloumi is made in smaller than your fist size chunks. Someone know a good website to order from?
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Greeklove said:
Hard to find kefalotiri near us most of the time so we use halloumi... I wish I could find larger cheese blocks though, halloumi is made in smaller than your fist size chunks. Someone know a good website to order from?
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Thanks for your question!

Here are a few websites that might have the kefalotiri cheese:
https://www.parthenonfoods.com/products/deli-fresh-greek-kefalotiri-cheese-approx-8oz-5lb
https://mediterraneanfoodsny.com/krinos-kefalotiri-1-8lb.htm
 
Thanks, I will check them out! My siblings and I have spent a lot of time in the Islands since we were bohemian hippies- and now we bring our own families! Wanna be Greeks- but we are Italian! Lombardi. Every summer we have a big Greek party and I must say we cook up taverna favorites like saganaki, souvlaki, moussaka, and galatoboureko! Can’t wait till the Covid world is behind us.
 
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My two favorites are Kefalotiri and Feta but honestly, it depends on what I am cooking. All the Greek cheeses have different characters and purposes. Greek salad (horiatiki) wouldn't be the same without Feta, for example.
 
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