Why does feta taste so terribly salty when grilled?
I love feta cheese, and I can't get enough of it, just like my family. But unlike them, I only eat it raw. I can't stand the grilled feta sandwiches my mother eats every morning for breakfast, and the reason is that, when the feta is grilled, it turns terribly salty and sharp.
The reason can't be just melting, because I enjoy lots of dishes which are baked with feta in the filling, as long as it doesn't get any direct heat.
What is the reason for this taste change? Can it be prevented?
Best Answer
Just speculation: Since feta is a brined cheese (and can have up to 56% moisture content), and is already inherent salty, when melted and in direct heat, a lot of the water content evaporates, essentially concentrating the taste.
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Just speculation: Since feta is a brined cheeseWhy is my feta cheese so salty?
Feta is stored and cultured in a whey brine, thus giving the cheese its distinctive salty taste. If you find the salty brine taste of feta cheese too strong, it is possible to lessen or remove this taste.Does feta taste salty?
Feta has a tangy, rich and slightly salty flavor. The more aged it is is the more \u201cpeppery\u201d and hard it is. Feta made mostly with sheep's milk will have a more rich buttery flavor, while goat cheese makes the cheese harder and milder in flavor. Although a brined cheese, it has many characteristics of a \u201cfresh\u201d cheese.Do I rinse the brine off the feta?
Feta dries out quickly when removed from its brine, so always store feta in the brine it is packed in (we do not recommend buying precrumbled \u201cdry\u201d feta). One final note: It's a good idea to rinse feta packed in brine just before serving to remove excess salt.Why does my cheese taste salty?
(Milk naturally contains modest levels of sodium, but much of the salt we eat in dairy is added by cheese manufacturers.) Most people know that cheese is pretty salty stuff, but many might be surprised to know that a 30g portion of many kinds of cheddar contains more salt than a 30g bag of crisps.Why all Feta Cheese at the store is not the same
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