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Small cheese and butter shop on Kentrikis street in central Veria, the capital of Imathia, listed on its Facebook page as a specialty grocery.
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Small cheese and butter shop on Kentrikis street in central Veria, the capital of Imathia, listed on its Facebook page as a specialty grocery.
Yes. The Greek 1994 application on eAmbrosia lists the prefectures of Macedonia whose milk may be used, and Imathia, the prefecture of Naoussa and Veria, is among them.
The name Feta is a protected designation of origin in the EU. The 2002 EU regulation says the area is mainland Greece and the department of Lesbos, and the milk must come from local ewes and goats.
Sheep milk, or a mix of sheep milk with no more than 30 percent goat milk, according to the Qualigeo product sheet for the PDO.
At least two months. The European Commission describes a first phase of up to 15 days, then refrigerated ripening at 2 to 4 degrees C.
The PDO area includes the entire region of Central Macedonia, per the Official Journal notice of 12 January 2026, and the original specification already named Imathia, where Naoussa lies.
At least three months, per the Official Journal summary of the specification.
Mainly sheep milk, and the specification allows no more than 20 percent goat milk.
It is made from the whey left after feta, with milk or cream added, and it is much less salty than feta, says English Wikipedia, which gives about 0.8 percent salt.