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Article: FETA CHEESE RICH IN HISTORY.(Living)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2004
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Byline: Janet Fletcher San Francisco Chronicle
The crowning glory of a Greek salad, the perfect salty foil for cucumbers and tomatoes, feta cheese never met a summer vegetable it didn't like. Zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers and beets welcome its tangy presence, and leafy greens like arugula and chard show off its whiteness.
The popular Greek pastries -- spanakopita -- made with flaky, crisp filo folded into triangles to enclose a savory spinach filling is often dotted with crumbled feta. These ready-to-bake pastries are often sold in appetizer sizes in frozen food departments.
In hot weather, cool, briny feta has more appeal than almost any ...