List of yogurt-based dishes and beverages

This is a list of yogurt-based dishes and beverages. Yogurt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and its characteristic tang. Worldwide, cow's milk, the protein of which is mainly casein, is most commonly used to make yogurt. Milk from water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks is also used to produce yogurt in various parts of the world.

Dishes

Churri – a spicy Indian side dish Çılbır – Turkish egg dish Haydari – Turkish dish containing garlic Jameed – Jordanian yogurt strained cheese Mansaf - Levantine dish of meat cooked in yogurt

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Soups

Ash-e doogh – Iranian thick yogurt soup Spas – Armenian matzoon soup Dovga – Azerbaijani yogurt soup Tarator – Bulgarian cold yogurt soup with cucumbers and garlic Toyga soup – Turkish yogurt soup Shakriya – Levantine stew with lamb or beef traditional for Ramadan. Yayla çorbası – Turkish yogurt soup Okroshka – Russian soup sometimes based on kefir

Tarhana soup – Cypriot soup made of sun-dried dough of cracked wheat and yogurt (also found in other Southeast European and Asian countries).

Condiments

Dahi chutney Greek yogurt or Labneh – strained yogurt Perugu Pachadi Raita – Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi yogurt side dish that can be sweet or savory Tzatziki – yogurt dip

Beverages

, cold yogurt beverage of Turkic origin – Bangladeshi curd drink mixed with coriander, mustard seeds, mint and other spices

, thinned in water, from Albania , Iranian cold yogurt beverage, sometimes with mint or sparkling water

, Indian thick, cold yogurt beverage, can be savory or sweet or mixed with fruit

Tan – Armenian cold yogurt beverage

Gallery

See also

Fermented milk products List of dairy products List of fermented foods Lists of prepared foods

References