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Graviera

hard, nutty gruyère-style cheese from Crete, Naxos and Epirus

Greece Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Introduced to Greece in the twentieth century on the Swiss gruyère model; the Cretan and Naxos versions hold PDO status.

Frequently asked questions

What is Graviera?

Graviera is a cheese & dairy from Greece: hard, nutty gruyère-style cheese from Crete, Naxos and Epirus. Introduced to Greece in the twentieth century on the Swiss gruyère model; the Cretan and Naxos versions hold PDO status.

Made with

milkcheese

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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