Our Taste Test of Supermarket Feta Cheese

Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia to a taste test of feta cheese.

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[KansasCityDude]

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[loisr-c]

How interesting! Now I understand why we LOVED the Feta when we were in Greece❤️

[adelewareyko]

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[lisagazzolo]

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[indigoranch]

Whoever did Julia's hair this day was WILDING. 😂

[donna]

I like Jack so keep it coming! Great reviews!

[rustybearden]

I like Viggo - it's all sheep's milk, not too salty, a nice balance of creamy, funky and firm - and it's readily available (in my area) as solid blocks in brine - my go to feta for raw and cooked applications

[Eddie_the_Husky]

I wanna know who counted those 6000 different plants. 😳 whoa.

[Forgenorth]

I can’t find boars head feta ANYWHERE in Minnesota. Makes me want to go back to New York just to stock up.

[francinecorry]

Mt. Vikos imported from Central Greece is also a blend of sheep and goats milk and is what`s available where I live in CA. Will have to look for these and yes the domestic feta`s aren`t even close.

[drzejk]

In Europe if the Feta cheese is not made in Greece and to the correct recipe for example its made with cow's milk, it cannot be labelled as Feta, instead it is typically labelled as "salad cheese" it avoids any confusion on the part of the consumer, you always know you are getting the genuine article. This is the same for many products in Europe, such as Parma Ham, Prosciutto Ham, Stilton Cheese, Melton Mowbray Pork Pie, etc. I think the worst offender I saw while travelling in Canada was "Black Forest Ham" which is also a protected product in Europe. In Canada, it was a processed wet slice of boiled meat puree that was chopped and shaped and stuffed into a casing. In Europe Black Forest Ham looks much like Prosciutto an air dried ham that has been made using a specific protected method. Honestly food in USA and Canada just seems like its trying to imitate and cheat the consumer out of their money. Why mis-represent food. In Europe all of these products would be classified as fraudulent and the manufacturers would be fined. Its like Toyota selling a copy of a Mercedes and calling it such. I don't understand why Americans are OK with this, but I suppose money talks and these producers would lobby against any additional controls.

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[Melanierose]

Have you guys reviewed spoons? Plates? Flasks? Coffee mugs? Like every little thing in the kitchen? Just giving ideas because it seems you guys have done EVERYTHING
AWESOME JOB!!!

[olivia]

I really dig the Tnuva brand sheep's milk feta. It's at Costco.

[polanco]

This is so helpful to a shopper like myself

[Teku]

I really do like feta cheese and they're good alone but just work so good with small cherry tomatoes.

[Ed-izwm]

I love Feta...all feta...gimme feta....I have to try some of that Greek feta now...yum....

[Melanierose]

I just wanna say that I love your videos. Especially of equipment review by Lisa and the new partner. We all want something of efficiency.

[erikjohnson]

I live in WI so partial to cheese.. I think there is a use both styles of feta and “feta”

[rud]

I assumed when I saw the thumbnail that you would have ignored the part about the name and then you started the video with that. Excellent. I assume I got that idea because when I have visited the states! I have seen “champagne” from California and had a good chuckle. :)

[wendydarling]

Pastures of Eden brand is so creamy. Too expensive to buy again but quite tasty if you can afford it!