What is Mozzarella Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Mozzarella cheese, a semi- soft cheese, is high in moisture content originally made from Italian buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.
- 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
Fresh, Milky
Fresh, Sour smell