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.
  
Curd is a soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used as the basis for cheese.
  
Cacik and Curd Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
  
Fresh, Sour smell