Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A white semisoft cheese usually made of goat's or ewe's milk and often preserved in brine.
Wiktionary
- n. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
Etymologies
- Modern Greek (turi) pheta, (cheese) slice, from Italian fetta, slice, from *offetta, diminutive of *offa, from Latin offa, morsel of food. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Feta cheese is a curd cheese that is pressed into a cake, sliced the name feta comes from the Greek word for “slices” or “pieces”, salted, and set to age in a 7 percent solution of salt and either water or whey.”
“Thanks KayKat - the term feta is actually PDO, a protected term and can only be used to describe cheese in brine coming from Greece, since this is Australian cheese the extra t has been added.”
“You yourself admit that the American cheese masquerading as "feta" is not as good as Greek feta cheese, and that too speaks volumes.”
Recipe for Salmon "Kleftiko" (Σολομός Κλέφτικος) and Kleftiko: Its Modern Meaning
“You probably won't need much salt, as the feta is fairly salty.”
kateelliott: Query: Casseroles and Main Dishes that freeze well
“I did not have any queso fresco, but I think French feta is an ok sub and it tasted fine (any feta would probably work but the Greek is much sharper).”
“So if I write a recipe using feta made and purchased in the US, I still call it feta - thus communicating effectively with my readers.”
Recipe for Salmon "Kleftiko" (Σολομός Κλέφτικος) and Kleftiko: Its Modern Meaning
“As for feta I had no idea that in the United States feta is made locally and is a poor imitation of our cheese.”
Recipe for Salmon "Kleftiko" (Σολομός Κλέφτικος) and Kleftiko: Its Modern Meaning
“It cannot possibly taste as good because the American cheese masquerading as feta is not authentic feta cheese, not A cannot be A, again the Law of Identity.”
Recipe for Salmon "Kleftiko" (Σολομός Κλέφτικος) and Kleftiko: Its Modern Meaning
“Strapatsada sounds wonderful, plus feta is optional ....”
“After seeing all the sweet braids, that spinach and feta is hitting the spot.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘feta’.
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The Cheese Connoisseur's List of...
Names of cheeses from around the world, blatantly stolen from every source available to me.
"A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman with one eye." - Jean Anthelme Brillat-S...edam, cheddar, jack, monterrey jack, mozzarella, mozzarella di bufala, mozzarella fior d..., mozarella affumicata, scamorza, parmesan, gorgonzola, emmenthal and 256 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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cheese
everything cheese,expressions like
stiff cheddar,turophile's heaven
a work in progresscheddar, cheddared, cheddaring, cheedam, cheese straw, cheesed off, cheesed, cheesie, cheeseparing, cheese tree, cheesewood, cheesier and 352 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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Food
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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Léxico de Scrabble Avanzado
Lista de palabras útiles, raras o esotéricas para Scrabble en Español recopiladas de partidas ordinarias.
Todas las palabras se encuentran en el DRAE.
Algunas palabras po...acocarse, ahelear, helear, pirulo, apirularse, sapirulo, pingar, mugar, her, dino, coquee, otri and 588 more...
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Nigella Bites
words from the cookbook "Nigella Bites" by Nigella Lawson
intend, evangelical, present, nattering space, inevitably, consequently, techniques, liqueur, purist, frankly, constraints, jot and 256 more...
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encyclopedia gustatorica
béchamel, tart, pie, cupcake, roux, jambalaya, étouffé, succulent, plum, pomegranate, peach, apple and 300 more...
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The Cheese Shop
Inspired by Monty Python---and by cheese!
cheddar, brie, wensleydale, stilton, camembert, cambozola, feta, cheshire, gorgonzola, caboc, gruyere, edam and 9 more...
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cheese i've eaten
adelle, brillat savarin, coupole, grayson, tomme de savoie, segredo serrano, parmegiano reggiano, cabot cheddar, shropshire, edam, robiola, mont briac and 47 more...
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Fromage!
"Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." -- G.K. Chesterton
(Those that I can find at the grocer's. I haven't earned enough Cheese Connoisseur Points to even consider ...parmesan, mozarella, feta, gorgonzola, jarlsberg, gruyère, mondrian, gouda, cheddar, brie, camembert, limburger and 5 more...
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f by four
four, five, free, fair, fund, flee, flea, flue, felt, farm, fuzz, flex and 52 more...
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Groceries
I list everything else. Why the hell not?
artichoke hearts, ceci beans, ramen, zucchini, green beans, broccoli, carrots, onions, canned tomatoes (..., tomato paste, dark red kidney b..., black beans and 78 more...
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cheese please
cheeses I have known and loved
friulano, jošt, gruyère, feta, parmesan, emmental, maasdamer, oka, sbrinz, zbrinc, parmigiano reggiano, luka and 1 more...
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fuel & food
crumble, comestible, sommelier, coffee, wine, pepper, basil, ginseng, cherry, dill, honey, wineglass and 49 more...
Tweets
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