Not All Feta is Created Equal—Here's What You Need To Know

Not all feta is created equal—here is what makes each type different.

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00:00Not all feta is created equal.

00:02So the two things that will affect the way the feta tastes and the way it feels in your

00:06mouth is where it is made in the world and what milk it is made with.

00:11The three different kinds of milk that you will see feta made with are sheep, most popular

00:16I would say, goat, and cow's milk.

00:19Bulgarian, French, and Greek feta, all made with sheep's milk.

00:24Bulgarian feta, it's firm, it's crumbly, it's really tangy, and salty.

00:29French feta is a feta I would eat by itself.

00:31It's creamy, it's salty, it's a little sweet, it's tangy, so good.

00:36When you shop for feta, if you want the real feta, look for the PDO or the DOP label.

00:41That's how you know it's real Greek feta.

00:44This is a real feta.

00:45This is a real Greek feta, it has sheep's milk and a mixture of goat, and it has the

00:49little stamp on the back so you know it's approved, it's the real deal.

00:54American feta is made with cow's milk.

00:57Cow's milk feta is not very common.

00:59Goat's milk is also pretty firm, crumbly, total different flavor, a little milder.

01:05Feta crumbles, as much as they might be a convenience to us, I would recommend buying

01:10your own block of feta, whether it's French, Greek, American, Bulgarian, whatever you want,

01:16and crumble it yourself.

01:17There are some anti-caking agents in here so that it prevents it from getting stuck

01:21together.

01:22Marinated feta, delicious.

01:24Oil, herbs, the whole thing, buy your own feta block, cut it up, and marinate it yourself.

01:29I highly recommend always buying the item in its true form and then manipulating it

01:35from there.