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As a hater of salt I must declare Anari, Myzithra in Greece, the best.

Feta is more like salt with some cheese added and halloumi is worth it only when it is fresh, like within the hour of making it, before they smother it with salt. If you try fresh halloumi you will know what I mean.

There is probably a technical reason for the salt in cheeses, which is a pity as some people hate salt.

In hot countries salt is a must. As it was a main diet for peasant workers, you had to have it. Also the salt is a flavour enhancer. like MSG.

Tried bread without salt? Aaargh

Some people with health issues such as hypertension (high blood pressure) may have to .....................................

bubbles x

[denizaksulu]

As a hater of salt I must declare Anari, Myzithra in Greece, the best.

Feta is more like salt with some cheese added and halloumi is worth it only when it is fresh, like within the hour of making it, before they smother it with salt. If you try fresh halloumi you will know what I mean.

There is probably a technical reason for the salt in cheeses, which is a pity as some people hate salt.

In hot countries salt is a must. As it was a main diet for peasant workers, you had to have it. Also the salt is a flavour enhancer. like MSG.

Tried bread without salt? Aaargh

Some people with health issues such as hypertension (high blood pressure) may have to .....................................

bubbles x

Yep, right. I should know, esp after a night out studying stellar constellations and their preordained movements.

What we normally do is soak it in warm water a bit and then use it. It is still good.

[Nikitas]

A little salt for flavor is one thing, drowning the pour halloumi in salt is something else. You know the test, dissolve enough salt in the water till an egg floats. That is a load of salt!

Fetta with two T's probably is a ploy to circumvent the EU protection on Greek feta. Greeks eat so much of the stuff it is unreal! It is always there at every meal, making them the number one cheese eaters in the EU. There are lots of different varieties and grades of it- soft, hard, sour, crumbly, hard. The only one worth a damn is Dodoni feta which is soft and not so salty.

[denizaksulu]

A little salt for flavor is one thing, drowning the pour halloumi in salt is something else. You know the test, dissolve enough salt in the water till an egg floats. That is a load of salt!

Fetta with two T's probably is a ploy to circumvent the EU protection on Greek feta. Greeks eat so much of the stuff it is unreal! It is always there at every meal, making them the number one cheese eaters in the EU. There are lots of different varieties and grades of it- soft, hard, sour, crumbly, hard. The only one worth a damn is Dodoni feta which is soft and not so salty.

I have never heard the Halloumi complaining.

But seriously , why cant the Halloumi 'mass producers' factory's make the halloumi less squeekier? Its the butt of jokes when I try to praise its worth.Too much technology I say.

[Nikitas]

My American guests value the squeakiness, it is a novelty and not unpleasant. Here in Greece we naturally get only the factory made stuff, of which Pissourkotiko is the only one that tastes anything like halloumi and has moderate "squeakiness factor"!

[purdey]

FETA, with warm tomatoes...

[gomesilva]

well.. i like Halloumi... i never tried feta... in Portugal we just can find Halloumi...

[tessintrnc]

I like halloumi/Helim best, as feta can be a bit "hit & miss" I have had some feta in the past that was truly revolting!! I stick to the Halloumi - but never "raw" I only like it grilled or fried!!
Tess

ps. My favourite cheese is Roquefort a really delicious French blue cheese made of sheeps milk

[denizaksulu]

I like halloumi/Helim best, as feta can be a bit "hit & miss" I have had some feta in the past that was truly revolting!! I stick to the Halloumi - but never "raw" I only like it grilled or fried!!
Tess

ps. My favourite cheese is Roquefort a really delicious French blue cheese made of sheeps milk

Roquefort is the most expensive cheese in Sainsbury's but price never stops me buying it. The salt worries me a bit. But I try very hard not to buy it more than once a week

[tessintrnc]

I like halloumi/Helim best, as feta can be a bit "hit & miss" I have had some feta in the past that was truly revolting!! I stick to the Halloumi - but never "raw" I only like it grilled or fried!!
Tess

ps. My favourite cheese is Roquefort a really delicious French blue cheese made of sheeps milk

Roquefort is the most expensive cheese in Sainsbury's but price never stops me buying it. The salt worries me a bit. But I try very hard not to buy it more than once a week

I saw some for sale here in a supermarket, but it looked as though the sell by date was tampered with - so didn't buy it!!!