What is Cacik and Blue Cheese?
What is
- It is a dish of seasoned, strained or diluted yogurt, eaten throughout the former Ottoman countries.
- It is similar to tarator in Balkan cuisine.
- It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and some herbs like dill, mint, parsley, thyme etc.
- Blue cheese is a general classification of cheese that have cultures of the mold Penicillium added, so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue.
- It carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria.
Color
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Cacik and Blue Cheese Flavor
Sour
Salty, Sharp, Tangy
Cacik and Blue Cheese Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
Sour smell, Strong
Origin
Turkey
Europe, France