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I think the main thing that makes greek yogurt different from what you're probably used to is that the stuff in the dairy case of your megamart is almost always nonfat, while in comparison, full-fat greek yogurt is practically pudding. Greek yogurt is also strained, so it's thicker than regular yogurt. It's the base for tzatziki, the sauce you have in gyros, with spices and cucumbers. It's also served for dessert with a drizzle of good honey.

Greek yogurt, because it is strained, is very thick with an almost pannacotta-like consistency. It thins and breaks down a bit when you mix it with other ingredients (to make tzatziki, for instance). I like it best for dessert with fresh figs, a drizzle of good honey and a sprinkling of chopped nuts. Just scoop some out (don't mix it!). Yum.

You can also get low-fat and fat-free versions which are suprisingly good and which beat other low-fat yogurts all to hell.

The Trader Joe brand is not bad either. There is also a nice little shop on Sullivan (next door to Grandaisy Bakery) The Yoghurt Place II, which I highly recommend. Not being much of an ice cream person myself, I'd take full fat yogurt over ice cream any day. And you can have it for breakfast,snack and dinner!

I had tried every brand of yogurt looking for "nirvana." Yogurt's tang and gelatinous consistency really turned me off. I found one - Horizon - but then read the container. It was their full-fat version. No WONDER I liked it.

I purchased my first cup of Fage about a year ago. I did it mostly with the intention of dumping Fage onto the pile of failed yogurts. I really doomed this effort by purchasing the 0% version.

I put a spoonful in my mouth.

I picked up the cup to make sure I had the right stuff.

I was in love.

I could not believe something this creamy and luxurious in the mouth could be a) yogurt, b) fat free!!

The almost firm texture and creaminess really lend themselves to use in recipes. Tzatziki has not been the same since trying it with Fage. No draining necessary (like with American yogurt).

Over the weekend, someone brought a bottle of ranch dressing to our football gathering and we really wanted a dip. I folded in 2 cups of Fage - voila...dip. (It tasted better too.)

I don't buy the large container because I don't have the discipline to stop eating it. I buy the small cups (unless I'm using it in a recipe.)

Don't be scared of full fat yogurts if you're watching your weight! If you just eat half a cup, you won't be getting too many more calories than you would in a half cup of low fat yogurt, and you'll be much more satisfied--i.e. you won't be hungry again in an hour and end up eating 100 more calories anyway.

Now, if you're watching your fat intake, that might be a different matter, but I'm afraid I don't know.

+1, definitely go for the Fage TOTAL Greek yoghurt. Make sure it's the imported variety. This is a well known Greek yoghurt sold in Europe (including Greece itself).

Try the full fat version, it's a tad thick but exceptionally creamy - try it with honey and roasted almonds! The 2% and 0% just aren't the same, they have the same slight tang to them, but are more "watery" in flavoUr.

You can eat it with what you like. You can use it in your cakes, as a filling, or in the mix itself, with fruit/granola, to make tzatziki (as mentioned above), the list is immense.