A decade ago, before Greek yogurt had reached full ubiquity, there's a good chance that people bought it by mistake, thinking it was the plain old yogurt they were used to. They took it home, peeled off the plastic thingy, stuck a spoon in and thought, "Wait...what is this stuff?!" Fast forward to present day, and Greek yogurt is just as common—if not more so—than the regular stuff. But the question remains: What is Greek yogurt, anyway? And what makes Greek yogurt different than regular yogurt? Because, well, it most definitely is. Well, for starters, Greek yogurt is thicker and denser than its non-Greek counterpart. Where regular yogurt is almost pourable, Greek yogurt is nearly solid—you can practically stick a spoon upright in it. And that’s because Greek yogurt is strained, while regular yogurt is not.
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