Feta vs Tulum

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.

Facts

Texture: Semi-hard
Type: Pressed
Rind: No rind
Country: Turkey
Place: Erzincan, İzmir, Tunceli, Aydın

Tulum is a traditional cheese from Turkey, made in Erzincan, İzmir, Tunceli, and Aydın. Makers pack the curd into a tulum, a cleaned animal skin, or into a tin that copies that old container. The cheese is salty, crumbly, and sharp after it rests. It is a pantry cheese in many Turkish kitchens, not a soft fresh cheese. Buyers usually find it as a white or cream-colored block with a dry break.