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Brined white cheese from Israel from sheep, goat or cow's milk or a mix Israeli feta cheese or ( Hebrew : גבינת ראש הנקרה , romanized : Gvinat rosh hankara ), also known as Israeli-style feta cheese or simply Israeli cheese , is a type of white cheese made from sheep's milk, cow's milk, or a combination of both. It is similar to Greek feta cheese , but has a milder flavor and a creamier texture.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Brined white cheese from Israel from sheep, goat or cow's milk or a mix Israeli feta cheese or ( ) ( gvinat Israelit ) in Hebrew , also known as Israeli-style feta cheese or simply Israeli cheese , is a type of white cheese made from sheep's milk, cow's milk, or a combination of both. It is similar to Greek feta cheese but has a milder flavor and a creamier texture.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “type of white cheese made from sheep's milk”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “History; Production; Uses; Varieties; In popular culture”. Read the current article and compare.
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type of white cheese made from sheep's milk
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