Kasseri cheese
Kasseri (Greek Κασέρι; from Turkish kaşer, kaşar is a medium-hard pale yellow cheese made from unpasteurised ewes' milk with very little, if any, goat's milk mixed in. It is a soft textured hard-rind cheese and belongs to the pasta filata family of cheeses, like provolone. The use of fresh unpasteurized milk in necessary to obtain the correct flavour and texture, and aging of at least four months is required for the development of flavour. In its aged stage it faintly resembles Parmesan or Asiago but is not as creamy.
The name "Kasseri" is a protected designation of origin (ΠΟΠ (POP)) in the European Union.
Kasseri is consumed as is, in sandwiches or as main constituent in kasseropita pie.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.
For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
If the Kasseri cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in Kasseri cheese.
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| Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
|---|---|
| American cheese | 371 |
| Blue cheese | 353 |
| Camembert cheese | 299 |
| Cheddar cheese | 402 |
| Cottage cheese | 98 |
| Edam cheese | 357 |
| Farmer's cheese | 98 |
| Feta cheese | 264 |
| Fontina cheese | 389 |
| Goat cheese | 364 |
| Gouda cheese | 356 |
| Gruyere cheese | 413 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
| Parmesan cheese | 431 |
| Pimento cheese | 375 |
| Provolone cheese | 352 |
| Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
| Ricotta cheese | 174 |
| Roquefort cheese | 369 |
| Swiss cheese | 380 |
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