Feta vs Sulguni
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.
Sulguni
Facts
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Brined
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Georgia
- Place
- Samegrelo
Sulguni is a brined cheese from Samegrelo in Georgia, and it is one of the best known cheeses of that country. The paste is elastic, moist, and a little dimpled, and it squeaks or stretches when it is fresh. A flat disc is the usual shape. The taste is sour and moderately salty, with a clean dairy tang. It is sold fresh, and smoked versions are common too.