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.
sort of cheese
Color
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Cacik and Qurut Flavor
Sour
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Cacik and Qurut Aroma
Fresh, Sour smell
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Vegetarian
Yes
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Origin
Turkey
Afghanistan, Central asian countries like kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, Iran, Southwest Asian countries- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Tajikistan