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  Feta cheese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feta cheese is white, usually formed into square cakes, and can range from soft to semi-hard, with a tangy, salty flavor that can range from mild to sharp.
Feta cheese is covered by a protected designation of origin.
What we nowadays call feta cheese was known to ancient Greeks, at least since Homer's era, as there were several references to it in the Odyssey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feta   (254 words)

  
 TED Case Study
Feta cheese matures after a period of 2 months in the brime, and should be conserved in the fridge at 2º-5º celsius.
Feta is as Greek as pisco liquor is Peruvian and basmati rice is Indian.
Feta cheese according to the Greek government has to be produced from sheep's or a mixture of sheep and goat's milk, originating from animals that live and graze in predetermined areas, all of which are in Greece.
www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/feta.htm   (5182 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Feta Cheese
Feta cheese is one of the most famous of all Greek products, and certainly the best-known of all Greek cheeses, and as such it is protected by European Commission Law, through Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) legislation.
Whilst imitation fetas are manufactured outside of Greece, it is the milk of lean goats and sheep that ensures the cheese is naturally white as it is the fat of cows' milk that gives bovine cheese its yellow colour.
Whilst real feta cheese (as opposed to the tubs of artificial cow-milk based cubes) is stored in rectangular pieces of 1-2 kg, preserved in brine in barrels or tins holding between 25 and 50 kg, it is most commonly sold in supermarkets in prepackaged pieces.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A853058   (834 words)

  
 Feta cheese details. Feta cheese quality, benefits and feta cheese producers.
Feta is produced by sheep milk or a blend of sheep and goat milk up to a proportion of 70:30 %.
Feta cheese is a type of brine matured cheese, packaged in traditional wooden barrels, tin vessels or small packages made of materials specified for food products.It is a solid mass cheese with no rind with a few uneven holes.
Due to its greater humidity content, soft feta is sweeter, less salty, rich in aroma and less spicy, while hard feta is saltier and spicier, having a stronger taste and aroma.
greekproducts.com /greekproducts/fetacheese   (248 words)

  
 Feta Cheese - Feta - Food Reference
Feta is a classic and famous Greek curd cheese whose tradition dates back thousands of years and is still made by shepherds in the Greek mountains with unpasteurized milk.
The Greek feta is made of cow milk and is definitely inferior to the Bulgarian sheep milk feta.
The Romanian white cheese is called "Telemia" and is completely different in both taste and texture to the Greek feta cheese.
www.foodreference.com /html/artfetacheese.html   (1884 words)

  
 Cheese Test: You are feta!
You are a salty, crumbly cheese from Greece.
Feta was originally made with either ewe's milk or a mixture of ewe's and goat's milk, but today most feta is made with pasteurized milk and tastes of little besides salt.
Feta can be soaked in fresh, cold water or milk for a few minutes or longer, if necessary, to make it less salty.
cupped-expressions.net /cheese/quiz/feta.html   (218 words)

  
 Ingredients : Feta Cheese
Greek feta is traditionally a goat's milk or sheep's milk cheese.
True feta is a lovely rich crumbly cheese and is usually lower in fat than other cheeses, having about 6 grams per ounce.
Feta is a “brined” cheese, meaning that it is cured in a salt water and is, as a result, very salty.
www.drgourmet.com /ingredients/cheese-feta.shtml   (150 words)

  
 Feta
Feta is an exceptional salad cheese, especially when combined with olives, tomatoes, and a variety of greens.
Feta is a white Greek cheese, salty and semi-firm, that is traditionally made from sheep’s milk.
Cheese described as feta, but that is manufactured using modern ultrafiltration methods, which produce a cheese with a somewhat different structure.
www.pccnaturalmarkets.com /health/Food_Guide/Feta.htm   (479 words)

  
 Fias Co Farm/Dairy- Feta cheese recipe
Feta is kind of in between a soft and hard cheese.
Feta is a salty Greek cheese, usually made with either goat or sheep's milk.
If you have the tiny, round, "Swiss cheese" holes or the cheese is "spongy", this means the cheese has gotten contaminated at sometime while you were making it (by some sort of yeast or bacteria).
fiascofarm.com /dairy/feta.html   (1941 words)

  
 Darth Feta - Uncyclopedia
Darth Feta Cheese is considered by many to be a goat cheese because of the widely held misconception that it is a mystical dairy food product made from the milk of goats and the fur of ewoks.
Feta cheese gourmets are often heard breathing heavily through masks while eating this cheese.
Darth Feta is not consumed on Alderaan, due to a recent boycott...and also, because no one lives there anymore.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Feta   (289 words)

  
 2001 Best Merchandising Ideas: Feta Cheese
A versatile cheese with a flavor profile that marries well with many different foods, Feta is equally at home as a snacking cheese with olives, sausage, hams, pickled fish, bread, and wine, or as an ingredient in classic dishes, such as spanakopita and pastitsio.
Even though Feta is made by putting it up in a brine solution, it can supplant many of the other fresh cheeses, such as mozzarella and goat cheese.
Feta's distinctive flavor adds zest to all kinds of dishes and is healthful and easy to use.
www.gourmetretailer.com /gourmetretailer/search/search_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1054471   (946 words)

  
 Did you know: Food History - Feta Cheese
Feta cheese, the quintessential Greek brined cheese, may have originally been Italian.
Although cheeses are mentioned frequently in the writings of the ancient Greeks, it is never clear what kind of cheese they are talking about.
In the anonymous fourteenth-century Venetian cookbook, the Libro per cuoco, there are two recipes that call for formazo di Candia, a cheese made in the Venetian island of Crete, that may be the first feta cheese.
www.cliffordawright.com /history/feta.html   (156 words)

  
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Cheese curing brine vessels such as plastic buckets, used cooking oil tins (need to be changed frequently due to corrosion) or day pots may be used.
Feta cheese may be used for pizza, sandwich and on macaroni or salad.
Carotene or Anatto are the main colour additives added in cheese milk at the rate of 0.06% maximum to impart the desirable yellowish colour of cheese hence even out colour variations especially during the dry season when the green fodder (a source of yellow pigments in mills) is not available.
www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/agricult/aga/publication/mpguide/mpguide5.htm   (4749 words)

  
 The Greek Gods - Feta Cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This classic Greek cheese is traditionally made of sheep`s or goat`s milk, though today large commercial producers often make it with cow`s milk.
Because it`s cured and stored in its own salty whey brine, feta is often referred to as pickled cheese.
Feta makes a zesty addition to salads and many cooked dishes.
3greekgods.com /FetaCheese3GG.htm   (87 words)

  
 Feta Cheese Greece Santorini Greek Feta Cheese Santorini
Feta is the cheese consumed more than any other in Greece, taking 40% of the total quantity.
We are talking about a cheese which has been produced for over 2 centuries in Greece, and older types have a connection with the traditional 'touloumotiri' (a kind of cheese).
Feta is a white skinless cheese, made in large square or triangle slabs, and preserved in wooden barrels or tin containers filled with brine.
www.santonet.gr /restaurants/feta.htm   (424 words)

  
 Boston.com / Your Life / Get Wrapped / Recipes / Greek
Another may be a dish of shrimp with tomatoes and feta or a plate of small phyllo turnovers or rolls filled with mint- or dill-flavored feta.
But unlike other firm slicing cheese, feta also crumbles readily, so it is easy to toss into a salad or work into a bread dough or mix into a sauce.
This matured the cheese, and preserved it -- a necessity in the torrid Greek climate.
www.boston.com /yourlife/getwrapped/recipes/greek   (647 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
A traditional Greek hard cheese, Kefalotyri is known historically to be the first cheese that was to be produced at the start of the new season, ensuring that the milk that was used during the cheesemaking process was taken after the lambs were weaned.
Feta is a fresh cheese whose curd is preserved in a salt brine, which gives it a characteristic flavor and a specific texture.
Feta is truly a great cheese for salads, but it is also a delicious table cheese that should not be overlooked.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/prodview.asp?cat=crumbled&subcat=feta&prod=847&cheese=greek&source=pepperjamsearch   (1837 words)

  
 FOCUS ON FETA / Greece, Israel, France and Bulgaria -- even California and Wisconsin -- are claiming a piece of the ...
Naturally, the Greeks believe their feta is the original, definitional, ne plus ultra feta, and they have recently succeeded, after a lengthy struggle, in getting protected status for the name in the European Union.
Greek regulations require that feta be at least 70 percent sheep's milk, with the remainder goat's milk.
Goat fetas, especially the domestic versions, tend to be firmer, with a vaguely squeaky texture.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/11/FDG20838DT1.DTL   (2527 words)

  
 Greek cheeses - Feta cheese
Feta: By far, the most popular and the most ancient of the Greek Cheeses.
Feta is traditionally made from goat or sheep's milk and is stored in barrels of brine.
Probably the most favourite way to eat feta is to lay a thick slab on a plate, pour some olive oil and a pinch of oregano on top.
www.greek-recipe.com /static/greek-cheese   (510 words)

  
 Feta Cheese manufacturers. Triple "A" Cheese Co. Ltd.
Feta, a mainstay in Mediterranean diets, was virtually unknown by the general public.
The Stanwyck family are recognized as the leaders in Feta cheese.
This Feta was developed in the early 80's to address a niche market.
www.tripleacheese.com /about.htm   (209 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Europe bans non-Greek feta cheese
The decision is a victory for Greece, where feta cheese is believed to have been produced for about 6,000 years.
Feta is a soft white cheese made from sheep or goat's milk, and is an essential ingredient in Greek cuisine.
Officials have argued that the cheese should be made only from the milk of sheep or goats raised eating grasses or flowers in the Greek countryside.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2327205.stm   (315 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Yorkshire feta? Hard cheese, says European court
They argued that "feta" had been produced in other European countries in such large quantities, and over so many years, that it had become a generic description - like Cheddar, which can be made anywhere in the world.
The court also noted that, although "feta" is sold across Europe, the vast majority of the cheese is produced in Greece and eaten by domestic Greek cheese-lovers.
Mrs Bell, 54, now faces an expensive rebranding exercise for her Shepherd's Purse Cheeses and has warned that the ruling could force up the price of feta as the Greeks will be unable to satisfy world demand.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/26/nfeta26.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/26/ixhome.html   (511 words)

  
 EUROPA - Rapid - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marketing cheese as "Feta" when it is not produced strictly according to its product specifications is misleading consumers.
The Court decided in March 1999 to partially annul the protection of "Feta" cheese on the basis that the information provided by the Commission was insufficient to enable to register it as a PDO.
To consumers the name "Feta" is also associated with a Greek origin implying that the name has not become generic on EU territory.
europa.eu.int /rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/866&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en   (612 words)

  
 Feta Cheese Recipe
Feta is traditionally made in Greece from ewe's milk, but I have had success using my goat's milk.
It is a fresh, snow white cheese which is pickled in brine.
Press into mold as per basic cheese: Line can with handkerchief, place curds inside, fold over ends of cloth, place end on top, and place weight on top of that.
biology.clc.uc.edu /fankhauser/Cheese/Feta.htm   (505 words)

  
 I Love Cheese!, Cheese Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In early Greek mythology, the ability to make cheese was revered and called "a gift of everlasting value." Feta must be the cheese makers' gift to us.
Usually thought of as only a Greek goat's milk cheese, Feta is now deliciously produced in the states using cow's milk.
Feta acquires its unique flavor from being pickled in brine - a salt-water solution that prevents it from ripening.
www.ilovecheese.com /cheese_profile.asp?Cheese=Feta   (177 words)

  
 appetizer recipes | baked feta cheese recipe
Feta cheese is a Greek cheese that is traditionally made from sheep and or goat milk.
Break the feta cheese into large chunks and add to the bag.
Preheat oven to 375° F. Place cheese and marinade in a pretty oven proof serving dish.
www.thatsmyhome.com /mainstreet/tinybites/fetapp.htm   (127 words)

  
 Feta Cheese Recipe
Feta, a cheese of Greek origin was originally made with either sheep's or a mixture of sheeps's and goat's milk.
The cheese gets its salty flavor from aging in a brine bath for up to a month.
Remover the cheese from the cloth and stuff it into a rectangular container, so that it is about an inch thick, and put a cover on it (tupperware works well for this).
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Cottage/1288/hard/feta.htm   (416 words)

  
 Penne Pasta with Spinach and Feta Cheese
Add the cheese and continue to cook over low heat for a minute or two until the cheese is melted.
Serve as is or sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
Note #2: If you don't care for the flavor of feta cheese, or need to further cut the fat, you may substitute part-skim or fat-free mozzarella with good results.
sneakykitchen.com /Recipes/penne_spinach.htm   (259 words)

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