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.