What is Milk Skin and Cacik?
What is
Milk skin refers to sticky skin of protein that forms on the top of milk and milk containing liquids.
- 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, Milky, Thick
Sour
Aroma
Milky
Fresh, Sour smell