# Feta Cheese: Where have you been all my life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385 "2013-07-13T03:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/21 "2013-07-13T23:45:37Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > maybe my feta was from Bulgaria, not Belgium… Yeah, I was wondering if that’s what you meant. ---
**Author:** ![NGC2024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@NGC2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NGC2024)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/22 "2013-07-13T23:48:35Z")
I recommend French feta. It is tres bien! I don’t buy any other feta. Sooooo good. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/23 "2013-07-14T00:30:03Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > There’s a Greek deli with several kinds feta cheese, big blocks floating in water. My daughter and I decided to buy a pound from Belgium… Belgium? I suppose it was made with cow’s milk, too, which doubly violates EU rules. Your assignment is to find some proper, and legal, Greek feta made from sheep’s milk. Then some Bulgarian or Albanian feta made from goat’s milk. You’ll find goat cheese a more-piquant delight. While you are there, get some good olives. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/24 "2013-07-15T16:19:21Z")
I had no idea there were as many variants as there are. The first block I bought was Macedonian feta, presumably goats milk, and the second block I’m on now is a store brand (President’s Choice) and made with cows milk. Boo. What a disappointment. Back to Macedonia after this, or perhaps Greece. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/25 "2013-07-15T17:18:16Z")
Feta fans! (Of which I am one, but if I could answer my own question, I wouldn’t be putting it here.) Enlighten me on the difference between feta and ‘goat cheese.’ Obviously one is made from goat’s milk. From there, what, if any, other differences are there? I’ve met them both on many a menu, and have enjoyed both, but if you gave me a serving of white, crumbly, salty cheese, I don’t think I’d be able to tell you what I was having. Should I do the Pepsi challenge with them? ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/26 "2013-07-15T18:10:09Z")
Bulgarians will categorically deny they make a cheese known as “feta”. Nevertheless, their national salad is made of chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, and white onion, dressed with a little vinegar and with the local not-feta shredded (not crumbled) over it. Nom Nom. “goat cheese” usually refers to species of Chèvre, which is soft and spreadable, and has a “tart” flavor very different from feta. I don’t care for it personally. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/27 "2013-07-15T18:13:17Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Feta fans! (Of which I am one, but if I could answer my own question, I wouldn’t be putting it here.) Enlighten me on the difference between feta and ‘goat cheese.’ Obviously one is made from goat’s milk. From there, what, if any, other differences are there? I’ve met them both on many a menu, and have enjoyed both, but if you gave me a serving of white, crumbly, salty cheese, I don’t think I’d be able to tell you what I was having. Should I do the Pepsi challenge with them? Without looking it up first to confirm, I believe that feta can be, but is not necessarily made from goat’s milk. Nor is all goat’s milk cheese feta. Now I’m going to hit “Submit Reply” and then check to see whether I know what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385/28 "2013-07-18T02:28:01Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Belgium? I suppose it was made with cow’s milk, too, which doubly violates EU rules. Your assignment is to find some proper, and legal, Greek feta made from sheep’s milk. Then some Bulgarian or Albanian feta made from goat’s milk. You’ll find goat cheese a more-piquant delight. While you are there, get some good olives. I’m sure it was Bulgarian, not Belgian. There were a lot of different kinds, I’d had no idea! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feta-cheese-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/663385.md?page=1)