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1. Oil
Kos is famous for the tons of oil it produces every year.
There are several olive groves and in the past most
houses used to have their own oil. There is a time
consuming process for the oil to come out, which lasts
from October to December. There are three ways to pick
it up: The oldest is the stick, later the comb, a hand
object with teeth in the front and small scales in the
back, and finally the machines called olive pickers. The
first thing we need to do is lay the net under the trees.
Then we throw the olives from the trees, separate them
from their leaves and put them in cloth bags. Then we
transfer them to the olive mill. There the olives go
through a machine that removes the leaves, they are
washed and passed through the press, a machine that
presses the olives and the oil comes out. The oil is
stored in barrels. It stays in a shady and cool place and is
ready for consumption.
add a thickening material. When it cools, they put it in
elongated molds made of mats, drain it to dry and unite
2. Wine with the mixture. Then they take it out of the mold and
Put the grapes in the press and grind them or press put it in brine to tighten. Finally they take the bottom of
them with your feet to make a must. Put the must in a the sweet wine called Possa and leave it for a while and
large cauldron, skim it and boil it until it becomes a thick when it gets colored it is ready. Usually accompanied by
syrup. We take a part of syrup and put it in the barrel watermelon.
with the must and in 40 days the wine is ready.
4. Maeria (Sweet)
3. Wine cheese It is made from wheat flour with special processing.
Krasotyri, also known as Possa cheese, is a traditional
product of Kos. It is a type of cheese that is preserved in For the flour: We leave the wheat in water for 3-4 days
wine. It arose when on the island the oil was not enough until it swells, we grind it in the machine and a pulp
for the preservation of the cheeses, so the inhabitants comes out which we put in water to take out the bran.
placed them in wine mud and its name was established. When we take out the pulp we put it in a white bag to
It is made from goat and sheep milk. Boil the milk and drain. When a lot of water is gone, we cut it into pieces
and put it in a pan to dry, then we rub it again and at the