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Feta Pasta TikTok Video Recipe Goes Viral World Wide

Feta, Greece's most famous cheese, has become viral world-wide thanks to a food blogger who recently created an easy and tasty recipe of feta with pasta.

Greek Food Products Going Mainstream in the USA

Greek products are going mainstream in the USA gaining distribution and consumers way beyond the Greek American market. In major supermarkets, one can nowadays find a wide variety of Greek products such as olive oil, yogurt, feta cheese, gyros, and...

Halloumi Cheese Makes Up 20% of Cyprus’ Exports

In the first quarter of 2023, Cyprus' halloumi cheese exports increased sharply, accounting for 20 percent of the country's total product exports. The figures, totaling €111.8 million, were revealed by Petros Xenophontos, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment...

Scientists Decode DNA of Greek Feta Cheese

According to the Academy of Athens, scientists have recently decoded the DNA of the famous Greek Feta cheese. Scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens studied a wide variety of feta cheese produced all across the nation...

Denmark Loses Court Case Over “Feta”

The Court of Justice of the European Union decided on Thursday that Denmark violated EU law by allowing Danish companies to sell cheese called “feta” outside of the EU. Feta cheese has been considered Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product...

Goat Milk to Receive Certification That it Comes From Greek Goats

Greek goat milk and cheese will soon receive an official certification that the dairy products came from native Greek species of goats. Over 5 million goats currently live in Greece, making it the country with the largest goat population in...

There’s More to Greek Cheese Than Just Feta

Cheese is an important part of Greek cuisine, and each region of the country has its own special version of the dairy product. While feta is delicious, there are many more Greek cheeses to try! The first known mention of...

EU Court Likely to Rule Against Denmark in Feta Cheese Case

An advisor of the top European court announced that Denmark violated European Union law in a dispute with Greece over feta cheese on Thursday. Advocate General Tamara Capeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that  Denmark...

Greek Cheese that Ranks Among Europe’s Tastiest Isn’t Feta

While Greece may be most famous for its most symbolic cheese, feta, there are many other very tasty Greek cheeses that rival the iconic dairy product. That's why it comes as no surprise that CNN Travel included a lesser-known Greek...

There’s More to Greek Cheese Than Just Feta

The first known mention of cheese in ancient Greece was in the epic poem the "Odyssey," when Homer describes the cheese in the Cyclops' cave.