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Yogurt

Yaourt

Latin nameLac fermentatum
FamilyDairy & eggs
OriginCentral Asia & Balkans
Season (France)All year
FlavourTangy · Creamy · Milky · Fresh
Typical price (France)2–4 €/kg

What it is

Nomads discovered it by accident: milk carried in animal-skin bags fermented on horseback into something tart that kept. Centuries later, a scientist studying Bulgarian villages full of centenarians credited their yogurt — and Europe has eaten it for breakfast ever since.

In the kitchen

To cook with it without curdling, temper it: whisk a little hot liquid into the yogurt before the yogurt goes into the pot.

Goes with

Honey Mint Cumin Dill Mango Pomegranate Beetroot Chives

Also used with

Acacia honey Lactic acid Agave syrup Aleppo pepper Amardine Bastourma

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