What is Tilsit Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Tilsit Cheese is semi hard cheese, light yellow in texture, made from pasteurized or unpasteurized cow milk.
- 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
Pale yellow
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Tilsit Cheese and Cacik Flavor
Creamy, Mild, Piquant, Spicy
Sour
Tilsit Cheese and Cacik Aroma
Strong
Fresh, Sour smell
Origin
Switzerland
Turkey