What is Fontina Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Fontina Cheese is an Italian, cow milk cheese that has acquired PDO status European law.
- 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
Ivory
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Fontina Cheese and Cacik Flavor
Creamy, Smooth, Tart
Sour
Fontina Cheese and Cacik Aroma
Mild, Sour smell
Fresh, Sour smell