{"id":1007,"date":"2025-11-01T13:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocoowa.com\/athens-voice-giorgos-zarzonis-created-the-worlds-first-chocolate-cheese\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T16:59:45","slug":"athens-voice-giorgos-zarzonis-created-the-worlds-first-chocolate-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocoowa.com\/en\/athens-voice-giorgos-zarzonis-created-the-worlds-first-chocolate-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens Voice \u2013 Giorgos Zarzonis created the world\u2019s first chocolate cheese."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Giorgos Zarzonis created the world\u2019s first chocolate cheese\n<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Chocolatier Giorgos Zarzonis and producer Spiros Karalis created the world\u2019s first chocolate cheese.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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In his search, he found plenty of tastings pairing cheese with wine, and others pairing chocolate with wine \u2014 but none that combined both. So, he decided to create the first chocolate cheese himself \u2014 designed specifically to be paired with wine. It\u2019s worth noting that Giorgos Zarzonis is known for his originality and bold ideas. A quick look at the flavors of his handmade Cocoowa chocolates<\/a><\/strong> is enough to see how far his boundless imagination can go \u2014 chocolate with caramelized cardamom, coffee beans, smoked vanilla and ginger, rosemary and mastiha, Mexican peppers, caramelized corn and chili\u2026 the list goes on. It\u2019s no surprise that he was the one to come up with the idea of making the world\u2019s first chocolate cheese.To bring it to life, he turned to Spiros Karalis \u2014 a cheesemaker renowned for his exceptional quality cheeses. At first, he was puzzled. But he agreed to become an accomplice in the experiment, and eventually crafted a graviera cheese using a blend of chocolate paste and a touch of pepper that Giorgos had prepared for him.<\/p>\n

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Eight months later \u2014 the time needed for the graviera to mature \u2014 the first chocolate cheese was finally a reality.\u201cThere\u2019s no other cheese with chocolate like this on the planet!\u201d Giorgos exclaims with excitement. He adds that the next graviera wheels will be made with chocolate varieties he\u2019ll bring from Colombia \u2014 \u201cto give the cheese even richer, earthier aromas and make it pair even more naturally with wine.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The chocolate cheese is set to launch on the market in October.However, it was already tasted on February 23 at chef Andreas Georgoulas\u2019 restaurant Kantari (Oplarchigou Palaska 15, Ioannina, tel. 26510 78917), which recently won a Gold Award at the Estia Awards in its category. <\/p>\n\n

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