The other day my boss came to me and said “Rich, I’m going to say something that might be offensive to your wife.” I immediately started thinking about what he could possibly say to offend my wife (who wasn’t there).
He said “Rich, I think Bulgarian Feta is better than Greek Feta. Knowing my wife well, I told him the first thing she would say is that Bulgarian Feta doesn’t even deserve to be called Feta cheese. I told him “Hey, let’s call her”.
I dialed her up on speaker phone and just said to her “My boss says he likes Bulgarian Feta more than Greek Feta.” Immediately she proclaimed that Bulgarian Feta barely deserves to qualify as Feta cheese, etc., etc.
My boss couldn’t contain his laughter, so my wife then realized that she was on speaker phone. It was funny as she got annoyed at me for putting her on speaker phone and not telling her, and not telling her that my boss was there. Well, my take is that if she knew it wouldn’t have turned out nearly as funny for me and my boss.
I’ve never tried Bulgarian Feta and my wife says it will never touch her lips. So I leave it up to you, readers (if there are any of you), to tell me which is the superior Feta cheese.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackSo, you’re taking a poll….I feel betrayed on some level. Please be aware that even the highest court in Europe agrees with me:
“Feta is a white cheese and is the most consumed cheese in Greece. It’s also exclusively Greek. In 2005, after sixteen years of hot debate, the European Union’s highest court decreed that “feta” is protected as a traditional Greek product, and that none of the other EU member nations can use the name.”
So, you see…when I say that no other cheese deserves to carry the name “feta”, I am not speaking from the heart, but speak the truth! Please pass that along to your boss
OMG- I can so see this situation. I see it. I love it.
And I’m gonna stick to my Astoria by birth therefore honaray Greek person - It’s all about the Greek Feta. Bossman is wrong.
Feta is GREEK. I am not saying this because I am Greek but because I have proof!!! I know its history as I am a producer of feta and smelly cheese as well. I am the best one. I put a lot of effort to make the cheese to be smelly and tasty and I feel insulted when people don’t appreciate that. My whole body (by all meanings) and mind are sacrified every day to produce the best cheese and I am tired of people who try to steal my ‘thunder’.
Man, I laughed so hard at this post! I just happened to find it when googling for feta cheese info. My wife, who is Chinese, would probably say the same types of things - albeit about chinese cuisine items. And I probably would have done the speakerphone thing too. Very entertaining!
I just in Houston visiting my brother. We visited a great Mediterranean market with 6-8 different kinds of Feta. We tried Greek, Cyprian, French and American… of course, it’s a matter of taste, but Bulgarian was our favorite — hands down. Sorry Yia Yia.
I’m brazilian and never tried bulgarian “feta”, but I’ve tried the greek one (visited Crete this year) and I trully loved it! Please Mr. Konstantinos, teach me how to make it! I’ve never seen it in Brazil and I often have strong desire for it, specially on those toasts with tomato (sorry, don’t remember the name of that)!! It was one of those moments of strong desire that brought me here. I want feta! Would even accept the bulgarian one, as the boss says it’s good…!
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