What is Cacik and Edam 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.
Edam Cheese is a sweet curd cheese, made from partially skimmed milk.
Color
Not Available
Pale yellow
Cacik and Edam Cheese Flavor
Sour
Mild, Nutty, Salty
Cacik and Edam Cheese Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
Not Available
Origin
Turkey
Netherlands