One of my favorite kind of mezze is spicy feta dip. The savory little appetizer was one of my favorite menu items at local greek restaurants in Astoria, Queens such as Elias Corner. Perhaps the best version came from a now closed gourmet shop on the Upper East Side which I believe was called litsitakos(sp?). They had great produce, prepared foods, cheese, salumi and made THE best pastistsio, moussaka, and spreads, in particular this feta dip. The people that worked there did so for over 20 years and were all phenomenal people from Greece, bangladesh and Ecuador. I never got the recipe but I knew it had jalapeño, feta and a little oregano. After trying out a bunch of different combinations, I came up with the closest possible version! Love this with fresh pita, baguette, crackers or crudite! It's hands down the most loved snack over the many years I had people over to my apt.

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