What is feta cheese?

Question

What is feta cheese made from?

Answer 1

Feta (Greek: φέτα, also spelled fetta) is a brined curd cheese traditionally made in Greece with ewe's and goat's milk. Since 2005, feta has been a protected designation of origin in the European Union, and defined as having at least 70% sheep's milk, with the remainder being goat’s milk. Outside the EU, cheeses sold as 'feta' may include cow's milk.

Feta is an aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture. It is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads, pastries and in baking, notably in the popular phyllo-based dishes spanakopita ("spinach pie") and tyropita ("cheese pie").

Similar white brined cheeses (often called 'white cheese' in the various languages) are found in the eastern Mediterranean and around the Black Sea.

Feta is salted and cured in a brine solution (based on water or whey) for several months. Feta dries out rapidly when removed from the brine. 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. The cured cheese easily crumbles. Its fat content can range from 30 to 60 percent; most is around 45 percent milk fat. Most feta cheese has a pH of 4.4 to 4.9.[1]

Feta is also an important ingredient of Greek salad. Feta, like most cheeses, can also be served cooked; it is sometimes grilled as part of a sandwich or as a salty alternative to other cheeses in a variety of dishes.

Answer 2

goat's milk

Answer 3

REALLY nasty smelling cheese, it's quite expensive too.

Answer 4

its a cheese, its made from goat milk

Answer 5

a greek cheese made from milk(al cheese is made form milk) its bitter to taste.  

Answer 6

goat milk

Answer 7

Feta cheese is made from sheeps milk and is of a tangy taste

Answer 8

goats milk..

Answer 9

It's a cheese that you usually would put on salads.  

Answer 10

It's made from goat's milk.

Answer 11

Goat's milk. Mmmm.

Here, they talk about what it is in full detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feta_cheese

Answer 12

It's a greek cheese and very salty.

Answer 13

It's made from goats milk. I prefer normal cheese over it though. lol

Answer 14

i think its goat cheese

Answer 15

I have not read this site

I have no interest and no partner to help..

but HERE

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Che...

Answer 16

Feta (Greek: φέτα, also spelled fetta) is a brined curd cheese traditionally ... Feta dries out rapidly when removed from the brine. Feta cheese is white in color.  

Answer 17

made of sheep milk and goat milk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feta_cheese

Answer 18

cheese which is made from the milk of a goat.

Answer 19

it's greek cheese made with goat milk. It really smells bad but for me tastes somwhat good.

It's really white and it looks like this

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/Courses...