INTRODUCTION:
Feta is a soft cheese made from whole sheep’s milk or a combination of sheep’s milk and goat’s milk. Feta is creamy white in color with small holes and a crumbly texture. Once the milk thickens, the curd is separated, pressed into molds, and drained of excess whey. You can make your own feta cheese at home out of goat’s milk.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE:
1 cup of crumbled feta cheese has:
Calories: 398
Fat: 32.2 g
Saturated fat: 20 g
Sodium: 1,710 mg
Carbohydrates: 5.8 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugars: 0 g
Protein: 21.3 g
Calcium: 740 mg
USAGE:
Feta is used as a table cheese, in salads such as Greek salad, and in pastries. Use generously in soups and sauces, in sandwiches, with toasted bread, in omelettes, on pizzas.
STORAGE:
Due to feta cheese’s crumbly texture, it can become dry very quickly, even when stored in the refrigerator. For storing feta longer than a week, it’s best to keep it in a solution of water and salt in order to keep it from drying out. Seal the jar airtight with its lid and store the feta in the refrigerator.
