Greek yogurt

English thumb|Greek yogurt with honey. Alternative forms en Greek yoghurt Etymology So called due to its association with Greece, due to this type of yogurt being eaten by people from the Levant Levantine region and Greece, and later it being mainly exported from Greece to the various parts of the English-speaking world by brands like Fage. Attested since at least 1968. Noun ~ en chiefly _ North America A form of yogurt that has been strained to remove the whey, resulting in lower fat and higher protein content. en strained yogurt labneh yoghurt cheese en plain yogurt regular yogurt natural yogurt dahi any yogurt that bar possible fruits has minimal additions in particular of sugar or other sweeteners: normal yogurt; the same as Greek yogurt minus the step of straining en Greek yogurt Translations labneh See also en Mediterranean diet en terms derived from toponyms