Feta-style cheeses are produced throughout southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East--in Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Israel, and Egypt (where the milk may come from cows or buffalo). There are three different types of feta:

• Feta made primarily from sheep's milk.

• Feta made from cows' milk in the traditional manner, which retains the characteristic crumbly texture and salty taste.

• Cheese described as feta, but that is manufactured using modern ultrafiltration methods, which produce a cheese with a somewhat different structure.