Definition of Tilsit Cheese and Cacik
Do you know What is Tilsit Cheese and Cacik. If you are looking for the definition of Tilsit Cheese and Cacik or want to know what is Tilsit Cheese and Cacik?, then this is where you will fetch your answers. Well, in simple terms Tilsit Cheese is semi hard cheese, light yellow in texture, made from pasteurized or unpasteurized cow milk. While
- 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.
Both these products are unique in their own ways. Tilsit Cheese is a Pale yellow colored dairy product and Cacik is Not Available colored. The food gets it color dependent on the ingredients used and the preparation methods employed. Sometimes artificial food colors are added to give the dairy product, a gourmet look. Apart from their color what distinguishes them is their flavor and aroma. Tilsit Cheese bears Creamy, Mild, Piquant and Spicy flavor with a Strong aroma whereas Cacik has Sour flavor and a Fresh and Sour smell aroma. The color, flavor and the aroma of these products depict their origin. Tilsit Cheese originated in Switzerland, whereas origin of Cacik is traced back to Turkey.