What is Gouda Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Gouda is a Dutch cheese, named after the city of Gouda in Netherlands.
- 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
Creamy, Fruity, Nutty, Sweet
Sour
Aroma
Sour smell
Fresh, Sour smell
Origin
Netherlands
Turkey