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: a white moderately hard and crumbly Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in brine
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Go beyond dessert and add them to a salad of arugula with a few walnuts or pecans and feta cheese, drizzled with a honey-mustard dressing.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
The half-pound Greek burger ($13) includes mint, parsley and onion mixed into the ground beef, and is served on a big bun with feta cheese, tzaziki sauce, lettuce and tomato.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Hannah's Alfredo Veggie Melt: Crunchy Thin Crust, Alfredo sauce, spinach, feta, green peppers, onions, mushrooms and Parmesan/Asiago cheese.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Start with that sweet bounty of summer corn, and then add sumac and feta to add just the right amount of flavor and zest to this go-to summer recipe.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
The half-pound Greek burger ($13) includes mint, parsley and onion mixed into the ground beef, and is served on a big bun with feta cheese, tzaziki sauce, lettuce and tomato.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Hannah's Alfredo Veggie Melt: Crunchy Thin Crust, Alfredo sauce, spinach, feta, green peppers, onions, mushrooms and Parmesan/Asiago cheese.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Start with that sweet bounty of summer corn, and then add sumac and feta to add just the right amount of flavor and zest to this go-to summer recipe.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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“Feta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feta. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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feta
noun
fe·ta
ˈfet-ə 
ˈfe-ˌtä
: a white Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk and cured in salt water
Etymology
from modern Greek pheta "slice (of cheese)"
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