Feta vs Shanklish
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.
Shanklish
Facts
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Syria
Shanklish is a traditional cheese from Syria, and it is also a familiar food across the Levant. Makers drain a fermented curd, salt it heavily, and roll it into small balls that dry and age. The finished balls are firm and crumbly, with a coat of thyme, za'atar, or hot pepper. Young pieces taste tangy and fresh, while older pieces turn sharp, salty, and very pungent. You eat them crumbled, usually with tomato, onion, and olive oil.