Feta vs Lighvan cheese
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.
Lighvan cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Sheep
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Brined
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Iran
- Place
- Liqvan
Lighvan is a brined sheep's milk cheese from Liqvan in Iran. The curds are white, salty, and tangy, with a texture that can be crumbly or slightly supple. Makers drain the cheese and then hold it in brine, which is the step that defines the taste. There is no bloomy rind and no long dry aging on a shelf. Iranians know it best as a breakfast cheese with bread.