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feta

[ fet-uh ]

noun

  1. a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.


feta

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feta1

1935–40; < Modern Greek, short for tyrì éٲ, equivalent to ٲí cheese ( Greek ٲó ) + éٲ slice < Italian fetta ( fettuccine )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feta1

Modern Greek, from the phrase turi pheta , from turi cheese + pheta , from Italian fetta a slice
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To finish it off, I crown the soup with cubes of marinated feta from the olive bar, their briny sharpness cutting through the velvety sweetness of the roasted tomatoes.

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This dish is typically accompanied by doogh, a refreshing salty yogurt drink, as well as fresh herbs, feta cheese, walnuts, radishes and strained yogurt, plain or infused with garlic.

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The other is Climax Foods, which uses machine learning to identify plant ingredients that can recreate the flavors and textures of blue cheese, feta, brie, and chèvre.

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The salty flavor is brought in with Kalamata olives and feta cheese.

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Goat and sheep milk is used to make feta cheese - a trademark Greek product.

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