The difference between Greek yogurt and regular yogurt

INSIDER I recently needed whole fat yogurt for a recipe, but found that my local grocery store only carried whole fat Greek yogurt. This prompted the question, what's the difference between regular and Greek yogurt anyway? Turns out the answer explains why Greek yogurt has become more ubiquitous than its regular counterpart. Greek yogurt is more strained than regular yogurt. The reason that Greek yogurt is so much thicker and creamier than regular yogurt is because the whey is strained off of ...