Where's the Greek Yogurt gone?

[MissyB1]

The real stuff not Greek style. Haven't been able to buy it in Aldi for two weeks, tried Asda today, no luck, only Greek style available. Anyone else having trouble finding it?

Greek yogurt has to be made in Greece. If you use the same ingredients & methods but make it in the UK you have to call it 'Greek style'

They do vary though you can get proper thick & strained 'greek style' & also stuff called 'greek style' that's just regular muller corner stuff.

What’s the difference between Greek and Greek style?

The Yeo Valley one is amazing. The proper one, not 'Greek style'

Our local Tesco sells this. It’s incredible. https://lancashirefarm.com/products/greek-style-luxury-yogurt/

similar to yogurts I’ve had in Greece or Türkiye.

Fage is Greek and made in Greece, but it isn't a true Greek strained yoghurt. It used to be - but then they decided to make it lower fat. A proper Greek strained yoghurt is 10% fat. Fage is only 5%. This means that it splits if you cook with it for example, and it just isn't as luxurious tasting!

Kri Kri is infinitely superior, as is that No1 Waitrose one.

No, skyr is squeaky.

What is the difference between "Greek" and "Greek style"? Is this one of those can only be called Greek if it's made in Greece things?

This isn't correct. Fage yogurt can be 0, 2, 5 or 10%.

Yogurt can be made with full fat or half fat milk but most is full fat. The extent of then fat is also partly determined by the amount of straining.

Greek yogurt is a recipe. It doesn't actually need to be imported! 🙂 Especially given how much milk we have here.

I like this one too. And it's British!

Skyr was awful when I tried it when it first came out. It felt like slightly gritty glue in my mouth.

my husband bought the full fat Tesco Greek style one, it was terrible.

morrisons “the best” 10% fat one is quite good

Bought a 950g tun today in Waitrose but it was £5.80. Bought last one in Tesco about a week ago and it was £4.50 with club card.

I can't always get the Yeo Valley 10% protein one (we only have a Tesco) but the Fage makes a good alternative.

I also do have a yogurt making function on the air fryer, I have just remembered...hmmm...

The Waitrose no 1 Greek style is delicious but lower in protein than Fage.

the only difference between Greek and Greek style is that Greek has to be made in Greece 🤷🏼‍♀️

Always buy the Aldi Greek yoghurt in the big pots but last few times they have only had the fat free option which isn't as nice

We buy the huge tub of Fage weekly and there were a couple of weeks where it was out of stock locally and online actually

You have to buy the right brand, Arla is not very nice, we buy the Isey Skyr which is sold in M&S and Waitrose and that is OK, well we like it

Waitrose always seem to have it. Get the Fage though…I bought their own this week (cheaper) and it tastes like cheese. Wish I’d spent the extra 25p now 🤣

Also, Fage can have cream in it

uk.fage/yoghurts/fage-total-5

According to my AI Google feed thingy(!)
"The main difference between Greek yogurt and Greek-style yogurt is the processing method:
Greek yogurt
Made by straining regular yogurt to remove whey and create a thicker, denser, and creamier texture. Traditional Greek yogurt is made from goat's milk, but most modern Greek yogurt is made from cow's milk.
Greek-style yogurt
Made using a similar process to Greek yogurt, but with additional thickeners and gums to create a similar texture that lasts longer. Greek-style yogurt is usually made from cow's milk.

Greek-style yogurt is more processed than Greek yogurt, so it may not be as nutritionally beneficial. You can check the ingredients label to see if the yogurt's texture has been modified by added ingredients."

Fage no longer make (or sell in the UK) the 10% version. Whereas all the supermarket premium Greek yoghurts are, or have, a 10% fat version.

uk.fage/nutrition-benefits-fage-total-yoghurt

We've had issues, about 50% of my weekly shops since July there hasn't been any own brand. I can still get the fage stuff, but it's 2/3 times the cost of own brand.

A lot of Greek style yoghurts have around 3.6g protein per 100g whereas proper Greek yoghurt is usually around 10g protein per 100g.

So they’re not comparable if it’s the protein you’re after.