Local Kalamata Products
In our area you will find unique traditional flavors, through pure olive oil, edible Kalamon olives, olive paste, dried lilacs, dried figs, tsipouro-ouzo spirits, wine and many other pure products.
Messinia is famous for the production of olive oil and for the reed olives that are known all over the world, while the products are also exported.
The Messinian land produces many more products such as figs, raisins, grapes, honey, excellent wine, balsamic vinegar, delicious tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, tasty peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, beans as well as citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, tangerines and watermelons, melons. From various shops in Kalamata you can purchase herbs and aromatic plants from Taygetos.
A cheese synonymous with the region is Sfela, which is made in a special way and is classified as a PDO product. It is salty with a rich sub-sour taste, it is classified as a semi-hard cheese, and according to its PDO classification, its production is only allowed in the prefectures of Messinia and Laconia.
Another gem of the local cuisine is pasto. In the old town you will find shops that still follow the same production process from the old days. The process of preparing the authentic pasto is one and it is made with pork, after first boiling it, then leaving it in the salt.
