What is Cacik and Cuajada?
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.
- Cuajada is technically a type of fresh cheese that is made from milk curds, although some consider it more of a pudding.
- It is popular in Northern Spain and areas of South and Central America such as Nicaragua, Brazil and Costa Rica.
Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
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