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Article: Feta Unbound: Greek Cheese Triumphs in Court - New York Times
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- March 8, 2006
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IF there were a culinary equivalent of the Elgin Marbles for the Greeks, that would surely be their white, tangy national cheese, feta. But unlike the famous carvings from the Parthenon, which Lord Elgin carted off two centuries ago, the country's national cheese was recently returned to Greece by the European Union.In October, after a decade-long legal battle in which Greece faced up to dairy giants like Germany, Denmark and France and their versions of white, brined cheese, the organization's European Court awarded Greek feta ''protected designation of origin'' status. That designation was created to assure the quality of traditional food products, including prosciutto di Parma, ...
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Article: FETA CHEESE RICH IN HISTORY.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
August 18, 2004 ;
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......foil for cucumbers and tomatoes, feta cheese never met a summer vegetable...appeal than almost any other cheese. But which feta? Ethnic markets and supermarkets...believes Greeks have been making a feta-like cheese since the 12th century, although...
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