What is Camel milk and Cacik?
What is
Camel milk is the milk extracted from camel, which is rich source of proteins with potential antimicrobial and protective activities.
- 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.
Flavor
Sharp, Salty, Sweet
Sour
Aroma
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Fresh, Sour smell