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feta

[ fet-uh ]

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noun

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

feta

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noun

a white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of feta¹

1935–40; < Modern Greek, short for tyrì ��é�ٲ�, equivalent to �ٲ��í cheese ( Greek �ٲ��ó�� ) + ��é�ٲ� slice < Italian fetta ( fettuccine )

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51�Թ� 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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Climax's blue cheese and feta, both of which I tried at home, are astonishing for cheese made from plants.

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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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