Thread 21699784

I found real feta at fucking lidl of all places, how did I miss it?
any greeks here to teach me some tasty ways to serve it?

>>21699787
I'm just happy I found a PDO feta in the first place, I don't mind if it's milbona they're not bad

>>21699784 (OP)
They sell this one at Walmart. I'm sure there are better ones but it's still tasty.

Not Greek but obviously in salad it's good. I also like it as a pizza topping and I've made something like alfredo pasta with feta instead of parm which was pretty good.

>>21699804
Wait, Americans have PDOs?

>>21699806
If it's a product imported from Europe we respect its PDO label I guess.

The USA doesn't exactly have something like that but we have various products labeled as from California, Idaho potatoes, Key limes, etc. and you can't misuse those labels.

>>21699815
That's pretty cool, I thought it was an EU only thing since I remember a lot of problems with trade deals failing over parmesan being named parmesan in Australia

>>21699784 (OP)
Pairs like a dream with spinach, you can try making a pizza or filo parcels with this combo

>>21699784 (OP)
Wrapped in phyllo, fried and then covered with honey and sesame seeds
Diced and seasoned with olive oil and oregano
Watermelon and feta salad
Can be added to any salad even fruit salad
Or eaten straight from the packaging in front of the fridge at 4:00 am

>>21699800
t. not greek
so I'd put it on a salad with a fresh and crunchy iceberg lettuce. black olive slices, tomato slices, perhaps some onion slices. an ev olive oil with modena vinegar, maybe some herbs (don't ask me whick herbs, idk.), maybe some fried bread cubes
that's a good meal fs

but where for me it really shines is in a kebab

>>21699817
We call the imitation stuff Parmesan but only the real thing can be called Parmigiano Reggiano.

>>21699821
>black olive slices
try kalamata olives instead if you can get them, they're so much better

>>21699804
>>21699819
I like baking my own pizza so I might try this, thanks
>>21699820
Noting those down to try
>Or eaten straight from the packaging in front of the fridge at 4:00 am
Kek
>>21699821
Yeah I thought salad was the most obvious choice, I already do pic related for breakfast but I was doing it with imitation feta
I imagine olives go really well with it, although I have to finish my imitation feta supply before I can switch to this
>but where for me it really shines is in a kebab
I never thought of it, maybe this will solve greek turk relations at last

>>21699827
Fuck forgot pic related
>>21699822
I guess Aussies were different
>>21699824
Not sure I've ever seen those here, should be at a specialty store though

>>21699827
honestly idk what turks (actually pakis where I'm at) use for cheese, but it is very similar, perhaps a bit more greasy

>>21699828
damn what a bold breakfast brub

>>21699830
I like it, but the imitation feta gives me stomach acid sometimes because of the brine they use I guess
it has everything, including fruits

>>21699832
I'm a big fan of fried eggs along fried chorizo, pure drug. btw nice to see someone else that pinks his yolk, who taught you that? for me it was my grandpa, rest in peace gramps

>>21699841
I am not sure what you mean by pinking the yolk?
This is just the egg I arrived at through trial and error engineering it

>>21699846
well, sprinkling the hot oil over the yolk makes it turn pink

>>21699850
Oh you mean that, well in this case it's not oil it's melted butter but it is the same thing really in this case
Yeah I had this issue with my sunny side up not cooking on the top but cooking a lot from the bottom, so I learned to move the butter up ontop of it
I didn't know it had a name, thank you for telling me that

>>21699852
I made up the name, but I've noticed many people doesn't know about this practice

>>21699910
We should name that practice pinking then, your grandpa and me are inventors

are you in the uk?

>>21700153
No, Germany

>>21700208
every supermarket is filled with feta in germoney

>>21700210
Not really, all I found was fake feta like hirtenkase

>>21699806
Not in the true yuro sense. PDO is just a cartel system that allows producers to ignore quality as long as they live in the right neighborhood. Personally my favorite brie is made in Wisconsin.

>>21699815
>we respect its PDO label I guess.
Absolutely none of the yuro PDO shit is legally enforceable here, it's just put on the label to help justify an import price.
t. sipping on some fine California Champagne

>>21700228
I think he means that they respect the label we put on stuff and don't remove it, while american products don't use a fake one

>>21700134
noice

>>21699821
>but where for me it really shines is in a kebab
Try using it on a cheesesteak sandwich too.

>>21700217
Every small ass discounter sells real feta.

>>21700254
I dunno, maybe I am unlucky or maybe it's living in a tiny area that doesn't have much demand for this product
or maybe I am indeed retarded and never noticed it

>>21699784 (OP)
what's this do that cheap cow milk "salad cheese" doesn't

>>21700266
It has a richer stronger taste, and is healthier in general because it's not submerged in seed oil and such

>>21700283
>it's not submerged in seed oil and such
the fuck kind of salad cheese do you have

feta is literally GOAT

>>21700291
The shitty kind

I just eat it as a side with everything, I drench it in olive and oregano and have on the side of anything I'm eating. It's good on eggs, salads. I like it with meat because it cuts through the fatyness.

>>21700350
>I like it with meat because it cuts through the fatyness.
meat cuts through the fattiness of the cheese or the cheese cuts through the fattiness of meat?

>>21700361
Not sure but the combo is great for me, I'm kind of addicted to feta (cow milk feta) I have a problem.

>>21700310
it's mostly SHEEP thoughever

>>21699784 (OP)
the meme viral pasta with baked feta cheese and cherry tomatoes is actually a solid recipe.
you basically place a block of feta in the middle of a baking dish, add cherry tomatoes, season with olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs (origano, basil and/or thyme) and then bake in the oven at about 200° C for 30-40 minutes.
at the end you crush and mix everything with a potato masher, and then use the sauce for pasta.

>>21700251
meat and cheese are good frens

>>21700256
there might be greek import stores, try your luck

>>21701576
>>21700256
or amazon if that fails

>>21699784 (OP)
Why is Nutri-Score so low?

>>21701583
Because it's salty

>>21701583
Only bugs and soy products are allowed to have a nutri-score above C.

>>21701583

It has calories and nutrients.
The less actual benefits it gives to your body the better the Nutri-Score.
Nothing better for you than an empty glass bottle: No calories and the glass contains minerals and trace elements. A++ indeed.

>>21700217
no man, you get real feta everywhere (even in aldi/lidl)

>>21701674
I must be blind
>>21701576
>>21701578
Is amazon really safe? I worry about their quality to be honest

>>21701583
Because it measures nutrients to calories and nothing more
you'll probably go fat if you ate as much feta as you do pasta or meat for example

>>21699784 (OP)
Probably shit compared to my Amish goat feta (unsalted, of course).

>>21702031
>unsalted

>>21702031
>unsalted
why

>>21702082
probably some bible bullshit

just roast it

>>21702082
>>21702069
>>21702131
These guys have never eaten a grain of salt in their lives.

>>21700266
Feta is aged in brine. It's salty, sharp, and a little funky.

>>21702246
These guys' family tree looks like a circuit diagram

I've yet to try another brand that can hold a candle to this

>>21702246
kek
>>21702590
never seen it

>>21699784 (OP)
Sorry mate, but danish feta is the superior feta style and no EU PDO wankery that you used to push your garbage product doesn't change the fact.

>>21702131
>probably some bible bullshit
Most Amish restrictions aren't religious, they're philosophical.
They're usually about rejecting anything that isn't strictly functional.
If it isn't necessary for a "simple" agrarian lifestyle, they don't permit it.

>>21699784 (OP)
What fucking food desert do you live in where you can't get feta?
>>21699787
Remember when Lidl shopped out the crosses to appease muslims?

>>21701583
>>21699784 (OP)
You're better off eating chips

>>21704118

85% air is nutritious

>>21699784 (OP)
Lidl / Aldi sell low tier feta. What you want is Epiros feta. It tastes richer and has more fruitiness and depth. Start by crumbling some over some good quality tomatoes with thinly sliced raw onions, cucumber and olives. Then try it with fresh figs. Try mixed with briefly cooked spinach that has had the water pressed out.

I made this today
feta chicken rosemary salad

>>21704380
I guess I can order that from amazon when I run out of what I have

>>21699784 (OP)
Feta is rare in muttland? Strange

>>21705806
Germany
and I was looking for real regionally protected feta not immitation stuff

>>21699784 (OP)
it's too high in sat fats for its rather boring taste
I'd rather eat Camembert

>>21705714
looks good, the lettuce seems a bit stale, it might be either that it is a bit old or just the variety of lettuce, I personally enjoy iceberg lettuce, fresh and crunchy, other than that would like a motherfuck

>>21707144
It is iceberg lettuce
I got it on a saturday and they usually don't restock on saturdays sadly