Cholov Yisroel Greek Yogurt

Not in the United States, but you can just buy a regular CY

yogurt, and drain it in a cheesecloth lined strainer. Put the strainer over a bowl and put in the refrigerator overnight.

Why not?

the same way American Cheese can be Cholov Yisrael.

ngo3 wrote:”If it’s cholov Yisroel, how can it be Greek?”

It’s a result of the evil Misyavnim.

I actually wrote a lengthy column in the Yated about making it yourself.

Ha ha, I was pretty sure about that. Thanks for confirming. (Love it, btw)

*kapusta*

It is Greek-STYLE (much thicker than regular yoghurt). I think there IS a C”Y version out now, whether Mehadrin or such, I am not certain, but I think I saw an ad for it in one of the weekly Jewish publications.

If you make it yourself, you risk becoming a misyovon. The misyovnim were not Greeks. They were “Greek-style” Jews!

Normans iz tahka a Yiddishe name? I am telling you, whoever touches this stuff is fin de Misyoovnim!

I tried finding it in the stores yesterday, anyone know where I can find it? Did anyone try it yet? Is it good?

Yes, I think Mehadrin or one of the other main kosher CY dairy providers makes greek yogurt with a few flavors!

Norman’s now makes Greek yogurt.

Olympus is a Greek dairy company that has long made yogurt and Greek cheeses under R’ Alan Silver.

As an irony, during Chanukah, I make a milchig Greek dinner, and during Pesach, I do a meal of Egyptian dishes, such as foul moudammas (an Egyptian national dish), Kushari (made with Pesahdik macaroni), Mulukhiya Soup, Rahib (roasted eggplant salad with scallions, cilantro, parsley, onion, tomato, and olive oil), Mechshe, and Koshaf (like a dried fruit compote). (we obviously do kitniyot).

@Goq:

Very punny.

In the same vein, we actually do have Ppersian food for one of the Purim seudot, consisting of several rice and meat dishes.

Yyou do realize, though, that Jews in galut come from all the countries where we’ve historically been persecuted, such as Iran, Syria, Greece, Egypt, etc.

Thank you very much. I am an amateur chef, and have a vast knowledge of different cuisines and the wide array of kosher products available.

Keeping kosher is no excuse for eating bad food, I feel. Too many frum cooks make shvach food devoid of flavor or creativity. This is why I usually like eating my own food and generally don’t eat in too many frum restaurants, although there are a few I like.

If I had the money, I’d open up a couple of restaurants, one meat, one dairy.

Basically, I look at what goyim eat, and see how we can make it kosher. I am not Chassidishe, but if the rebbeim say that we can take a goyishe tune and elevate it to kedusha, surely we can do the same with goyishe foods, and indeed we have. The bagel, herring, knishes, pastrami, etc. are all foods created by Central and Eastern European goyim.

Thank you very much for your kind words.

I find that things like the meat substitutes on the market, Parve Parmesan, Mimic Creme, etc. really help recreate kosher versions of treif dishes. I would say that all you need to be a good cook is to be willing to go beyond your comfort level. Using new spices, herbs, or kosher products on the market is an exciting thing.

I was going 2 ask a question on Greek and then I saw this thread…

What do you think of mehadrin now that it came out?? I tried both (norman’s and mehadrin) and mehadrin had a funny aftertaste to me.

Norman’s had it for pesach??? All flavors or only plain?

But have you tried mehadrin’s yet?

I thought so too, especially the mehadrin flavors. They have a weird aftertaste. It’s interesting to read the papers every week and see the greek yogurt war going on between them though… have you seen the ads?

Do you dislike all yogurt or just greek? It’s funny, I can’t stand any yogurt except Greek, it doesn’t taste like regular yogurt, it’s amlot thicker. Almost like room temperature ice cream.

I take a Norman’s plain and a Norman’s flavored and mix half and half. Only then do I like it. Its too sweet otherwise.

I’ve tried Norman’s and now Mehadrin. They’re both tasty.

hmmm, is there cholov yisroel greek yogurt???? how would I know? its not like an annoying advertisement for greek yogurt pops up every time I open up yeshiva world and makes my computer freeze for 20 seconds while I click on “click here to close ad” obsessively to no avail, or anything like that.

im sure such computer-freezing tecniques would make me feel great affection towards the product and want to buy it instead of feeling a strong urge to kick down the entire supply when I walk past it in a grocery store. don’t you think so?

I haven’t seen the popup ads but I did see this:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/archive/201867/Normans+Releases+100+Calorie+Greek+Light.html

Syag, he’s been working on it, but it’s like driftwood.

I don’t get this greek yogurt nonsense. It’s just yogurt. Buy the one that doesn’t say greek–it tastes the same and is cheaper.

I have to still taste Japanese yogurt. That would probably be a sensation. Wasabi flavored with rice topping for crunch.

Or maybe Iranian yogurt. EXPLOSIVE!