What is Cacik and Monterey 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.
Dairy Product
Color
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Cacik and Monterey Cheese Flavor
Sour
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Cacik and Monterey Cheese Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
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Origin
Turkey
Europe, Greece, Italy