The thing about living in Sweden (2011–2014) is that you learn to love a lot of things: clean lines, crisp air that wakes you up like a slap, and the kind of winter light that makes everything feel a little bit cinematic, oh and how to be a little less Bambi on ice like! Cheese, though? Sweden isn’t exactly out here seducing you with it. So when November 2013 rolled around, I did what any sensible person with a quietly aching dairy-shaped hole in their heart would do: I ducke

Once you've tasted fresh, handmade feta, the plastic-wrapped supermarket version just doesn't compare. Here's what makes homemade feta so special — and why it's worth making yourself.