Buffalo meat is a red low fat meat, a delicious food of great nutritional value. In a beautiful area, close to the Greek-Bulgarian border, on the northwest end of the regional unit of Serres, by the lake Kerkini and the Strymonas River, fifteen buffalo breeders raise in free range conditions approximately 3.500 buffalos. From these, apart from fresh meat, come other products such as buffalo kavourmas, smoked meat, sausage, kebab and salami.
Buffalo milk compared to the rest has lower levels of cholesterol and is richer in calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin A and proteins. It addition it has more vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin and B12. The products made by buffalo meat are yoghurt, various types of cheese especially soft ones, ice-cream and condensed milk.
