German Brand Greek Yogurt and Dates

[phqbethel108]

I live in Germany and usually buy all of my food at the U.S. Commissary and usually buy American brands but both my husband and I like the richer taste of the German brands of yogurt they also sell at the commissary. The plain Greek-style yogurt we buy comes in 4 individual cups of 1/2 cup serving. The box and each cup are stamped with a date, but

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[lotus737]

I think your question was addressed in can i eat this, but if I failed to mention it there, I just wanted to say this... if the American yogurt is cheaper than the Greek-style yogurt, you can easily turn it into greek yogurt... cheesecloth would be optimal, but I don't have any here at school so I just line my strainer with a few layers of paper towels and dump the yogurt in. Fold the edges over it, stick it over a bowl, and pop it in the fridge. Check it after a few hours and see if you like the consistency- you can let it drain and drain until it's practically the texture of cream cheese! :)
I make my own yogurt with really low fat milk, so it tends to be thinner than whole milk yogurt. I just follow the procedure above to thicken it up as I desire.
Also, the liquid that collects in the bowl is great to use for baking!