What is Cacik and Brick 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.
- Brick cheese is a brick shaped cheese, made from pasteurized cow's milk.
- It is native to Winconsin, US
Flavor
Sour
Mild, Nutty, Sweet, Tangy
Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
Sour smell, Rich
Origin
Turkey
Wisconsin, US