What is Cacik and Gjetost 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.
Gjeitost is a Norwegian, semi hard, cheese, made from pasteurized cow and goat milk.
Flavor
Sour
Burnt Caramel, Sweet
Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
Mild