We have never seen the popular Mizithra/ Myzithra Cheese on a menu in Plakias. My other half much prefers it to Feta and in Chania Prefecture villages It is everywhere.
I am talking about the fresh variety and not the dried that you can grate like parmesan.
Myzithra is the most widely used cheese in Crete, where feta is a relative newcomer.
Please, please tell us that we can find it on a menu!
Info: Myzithra is available in three varieties: fresh (sweet), sour, and aged:
Fresh myzithra is unsalted and soft, similar to farmer's cheese and ricotta, and is generally sold in egg-shaped balls. It has a pungent aroma and mild flavor.
Sour myzithra, also known as xinomyzithra (ξινομυζήθρα), ksee-no-mee-ZEE-thrah), is made with goat or sheep milk, yeast, and salt.
Aged myzithra (myzithra xeri) is a hard, salty cheese.
It looks like this (cannot understand why we never see it in Plakias)
