Feta

Has anyone seen the news story recently about the Greeks stopping everyone
but themselves from making Feta? It's somthing to do with a protection or
origin order or something like that. Similarly Champagne has to come from
the Champagne region of France and Cornish Pasties have to be made in
Cornwall.

Apparently Feta is only supposed to be made in one part of Greece. I didn't
know that. Which part of Greece is it?

There is a company that makes Feta cheese in Yorkshire. They call it
Yorkshire Feta and don't pretend that it has come from Greece. They are
planning to carry on making it whatever happens. There is a lot of Feta made
in Denmark and Germany apparently.

Perhaps we in Yorkshire should ban everyone else from making Yorkshire
puddings - we're the only ones that know how to make them anyway!

Greecemad (a Yorkshireman)

> Why shouldn't Greek companies have copyright to the Feta-name? Champagne
> from Champagne, Cognac from Cognac, Gouda from whereever... Why shouldn't
> the Greeks protect their interests same as everyone else?

Yes, why shouldn't they? I wasn't saying that they shouldn't.

Greecemad

Greecemad wrote:
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> Apparently Feta is only supposed to be made in one part of Greece. I
> didn't know that. Which part of Greece is it?
===================Snip==========================

Well, my neighbour makes it in her kitchen as does nearly all our village in
Corfu! <BIG GRIN!>

Bob Giles
Loutses
Corfu

"Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
news:1hmz53vnbysuw.wdn0a7r4rifp.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Thu, 12 May 2005 19:53:03 +0100, Greecemad wrote:
>
>> There is a company that makes Feta cheese in Yorkshire. They call it
>> Yorkshire Feta and don't pretend that it has come from Greece. They are
>> planning to carry on making it whatever happens.
>
> The decition that Feta can only come from inside Greece was made in the
> EU.
>
>> There is a lot of Feta made
>> in Denmark and Germany apparently.
>
> Why shouldn't Greek companies have copyright to the Feta-name? Champagne
> from Champagne, Cognac from Cognac, Gouda from whereever... Why shouldn't
> the Greeks protect their interests same as everyone else?
>
>> Perhaps we in Yorkshire should ban everyone else from making Yorkshire
>> puddings - we're the only ones that know how to make them anyway!
>
> You can't stop anyone from making Yorkshire puddings, you can only stop
> them from calling them Yorkshire puddings.
>
> They can still make their feta, but they have to call it something else.
>
> --
> Marianne

No is the time to register the brand name "I can't believe it's not Feta!".

Just a thought.

Roger, Aberystwyth

"Greecemad" <greecemad@XXXXbroomfield-elland.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
message news:d608e4$u15$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Has anyone seen the news story recently about the Greeks stopping everyone
> but themselves from making Feta? It's somthing to do with a protection or
> origin order or something like that.

I thought that ruling came into effect a while ago, but I just got the feta
we're having for our tea (with salad, tsatsiki and crunchy bread) out of the
fridge and apparently it was made in Germany!

Elaine

Greecemad wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen the news story recently about the Greeks stopping everyone
> but themselves from making Feta? It's somthing to do with a protection or
> origin order or something like that. Similarly Champagne has to come from
> the Champagne region of France and Cornish Pasties have to be made in
> Cornwall.
>
> Apparently Feta is only supposed to be made in one part of Greece. I didn't
> know that. Which part of Greece is it?
>
> There is a company that makes Feta cheese in Yorkshire. They call it
> Yorkshire Feta and don't pretend that it has come from Greece. They are
> planning to carry on making it whatever happens. There is a lot of Feta made
> in Denmark and Germany apparently.
>
> Perhaps we in Yorkshire should ban everyone else from making Yorkshire
> puddings - we're the only ones that know how to make them anyway!
>
> Greecemad (a Yorkshireman)

Maybe those of us from Cheddar can get the same ruling :-)

JJ

>
> Maybe those of us from Cheddar can get the same ruling :-)
>

Jeremy,

The situation with Wensleydale cheese is a bit complex. There was no-one
making cheese in Wensleydale at one time, as all the factories had closed.
So it was being made in Lancashire (of all places!). Now a small outfit has
opened up in Wensleydale again.

Greecemad.

I thought is EU joke was burried years ago. The Greek government wanted Feta
to be a protected greek product. In fact Denmark is the biggest producer and
exporter of Feta - especially to the middle east.
Anyway - another joke in this connection is, that recogniced dictionairies
disribe the greek word feta (slice) as dirived from the italian fetuccini -
so much for greek origin.
PS: do NOT mention this to your greek friends. They are mostly a bit touchy
about evrything "greek".

Bjorn


"Greecemad" <greecemad@XXXXbroomfield-elland.freeserve.co.uk> skrev i en
meddelelse news:d608e4$u15$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Has anyone seen the news story recently about the Greeks stopping everyone
> but themselves from making Feta? It's somthing to do with a protection or
> origin order or something like that. Similarly Champagne has to come from
> the Champagne region of France and Cornish Pasties have to be made in
> Cornwall.
>
> Apparently Feta is only supposed to be made in one part of Greece. I
> didn't
> know that. Which part of Greece is it?
>
> There is a company that makes Feta cheese in Yorkshire. They call it
> Yorkshire Feta and don't pretend that it has come from Greece. They are
> planning to carry on making it whatever happens. There is a lot of Feta
> made
> in Denmark and Germany apparently.
>
> Perhaps we in Yorkshire should ban everyone else from making Yorkshire
> puddings - we're the only ones that know how to make them anyway!
>
> Greecemad (a Yorkshireman)
>
>
>
>

"Bjørn Erik Thomsen" <bethomsen@mail.tele.dk> wrote in message
news:42ac8169$0$288$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk. ..
>I thought is EU joke was burried years ago. The Greek government wanted
>Feta to be a protected greek product. In fact Denmark is the biggest
>producer and exporter of Feta - especially to the middle east.
> Anyway - another joke in this connection is, that recogniced dictionairies
> disribe the greek word feta (slice) as dirived from the italian
> fetuccini - so much for greek origin.
> PS: do NOT mention this to your greek friends. They are mostly a bit
> touchy about evrything "greek".
>
> Bjorn

Said a happy-go-lucky Dane :o)

Good job the Greeks don't retaliate and produce Samso cheese (sorry, can't
get the spelling correct here).

Cognac, Parma ham, Champagne - this could be quite a long list. Even the
Danes recognise that they are making a Greek cheese called Feta. And some of
them are soooooo proud of this fact that they make a song and dance about it
on a Greek travel discussion forum.

Henry.