What is Cuajada and Cacik?
What is
- Cuajada is technically a type of fresh cheese that is made from milk curds, although some consider it more of a pudding.
- It is popular in Northern Spain and areas of South and Central America such as Nicaragua, Brazil and Costa Rica.
- 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.
Aroma
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Fresh, Sour smell