Feta cheese

Greek salad topper

Feta cheese is a brined white cheese traditionally made from sheep's milk or a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk.

It has a crumbly texture and tangy, salty flavor.

Feta is central to Greek cuisine, appearing in salads, pastries, and baked dishes: a Greek salad with tomatoes, olives, and feta cheese.

The name is protected in the European Union as a product of Greece.

Related

Greece · Greek islands · brining · Crete · pasteurization · oregano · olive oil · curdling · salting · Mediterranean diet · Mediterranean cuisine · aging process · crumbly · fermentation · protein content · paneer · souvlaki · cholesterol levels

Opposites
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flavor profile

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Family

feta, cheese, cheeses, cheesy, cheesier, cheesiest, cheesiness, cheesed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G