Cheese Database

Feta vs Katiki Domokou

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.

Katiki Domokou

Facts

Milk
Mixed milk
Texture
Soft
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Greece
Place
Sheep/Goat
Status
PDO

Katiki Domokou is a soft white cheese from Greece, and the name is protected. Makers use goat's milk, sheep's milk, or a mix of the two. The paste is moist and spreadable, with a light sour taste, and it is closer to a fresh curd than to a firm brined block. There is no rind. Greek cooks use it on bread, in salads, and in simple pies, and they treat it as a fresh cheese to eat soon.