I used to be a cheese lover or I better say a cheese fanatic. Every single meal I had in the day should have some cheese in it. Breakfast, lunch, dinner they all included, at least a small portion, of cheese. And if I wanted a snack between meals, guess what. Some more cheese :)
Then I went to the opposite end. No cheese or any other dairy at all, for about a decade. Ten years that I avoided them with the same enthusiasm that I used to have, craving for them. It may sound weird but extreme reactions are part of my character!
Now I am trying to reintroduce dairy in my diet without the exaggerations of the past. A small portion per day and not every day and I'll see how it goes.
The pictures are not, of course, from my cellar (although I would kill for a cellar like that during my cheese loving years) but from the store of a small cheesemaking industry in the island of Naxos. It is a family business, like so many in this field in Greece, that delivers quality products and has been awarded many times. You can find their site here if you are interested to know more about their products.
I met the owner's wife who proudly showed me their products, the store and their awards and I was ecstatic to taste some of their finest cheeses (fortunately I visited them before I quit dairy)! The island itself has a big tradition in stock-farming and cheese making and Koufopoulos family knows all the secrets :)
But today is Friday and posting today is one way road to make a #MarketFriday post, a lovely initiative by 
And apart from this wonderful store filled with all kind of traditional products and a tempting abundance of cheeses, I have some more shopping for you :)
A shop in the heart of the old town, full of colour and perfectly integrated in the village's small streets!
My day ended with a live concert at the Venetian Castle of Naxos and a few panoramic pictures from it. I see no reason to end this post in a different way!
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