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• Feta Cheese is a Greek cheese traditionally made from sheep's milk. It is salted and cured in brine in large blocks for months to achieve optimum flavor.

  It is a white cheese with a salty flavor that can be mild or sharp and a texture that ranges from semi-hard to soft. It typically has a milk fat content of 45%.

  The name is protected by the European Union, which requires feta to contain at least 70% sheep's milk and the remainder to be goat's milk.

  Feta is used in salads, sandwiches, pastries, and phyllo-based Greek dishes such as spanakopita.

  Scientists have recently discovered that a strain of the bacteria enterococci, found in feta cheese, may fight against food poisoning.

• Fast Facts

  1. Imitations made from cow and goat milk
  2. First recorded in Byzantine times
  3. Comes from Italian word fetta meaning "slice"

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