What is Cream Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Cream cheese is a soft fresh unripened cheese with high fat content made from whole milk.
- 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.
Color
White
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Cream Cheese and Cacik Flavor
Creamy, Mild, Sweet
Sour
Cream Cheese and Cacik Aroma
Fresh, Pleasant
Fresh, Sour smell
Origin
United States
Turkey