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Brânză de burduf vs Feta

Brânză de burduf

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Soft
Rind
No rind
Country
Romania

Brânză de burduf is a salty sheep's milk cheese from Romania. The name refers to the burduf, the skin or bark container the cheese was traditionally packed into. Makers start with a matured fresh sheep's cheese, salt it, and knead it until it becomes a soft, strong paste. The flavor is bold, and the texture is slightly soft, sometimes creamy and sometimes a little crumbly. It is a country cheese for bread and hearty food, not a mild slicing cheese.

Feta, field guide plate
Feta, photographed

Feta

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Brined
Rind
No rind
Country
Greece
Status
PDO

Feta is a brined cheese from Greece, and a protected name. The protected cheese is made from sheep's milk, or from sheep's milk with some goat's milk. It is not a cow's-milk cheese.