Feta cheese holds special place for Egyptian immigrant

Like many immigrants, Arab Americans feel passionately about the food of their homelands. Commentator Ahmed Tharwat lives in Minnesota now, but he grew up in Egypt. And he says there is one Egyptian delicacy that's especially important to him -- feta cheese.

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