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Fermented Milk Products from All Over the World. Skyr (Iceland)
For almost 1000 years, skyr is made in Iceland, is one of the most favorite dairy products of this Nordic country. It is rather hard to determine what skyr is, with precision, since it is classified as a type of cheese, due to its properties and consistency, although many consider it a type of yogurt. It is believed that this product made out of fermented milk is 1000 years old, being part of the Icelandic cuisine for as long as anybody can remember. Because it is a fermented
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How to modulate the taste of homemade yogurt and milk kefir
The yogurt and milk kefir are diary drinks/food made through milk fermentation and triggered by the lactobacterial cultures only- for yogurt, and lactobacterial cultures plus yeast for kefir. The lacto bacteria, and yeast for kefir, consumes the lactose in the milk and the side product generated during this process, called lactic acid is the one that thickens the fat globules in the milk and delivers flavour to the yogurt and milk kefir. When making yogurt with a freeze-dried
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How to make thick homemade yoghurt at home?
Yogurt and kefir are diary drinks/food made through milk fermentation triggered by the lacto bacterial cultures in the case of yogurt and lacto bacterial cultures and yeast in case of kefir. The lacto bacteria and yeast for kefir utilize lactose in the milk as food. The obtained side product is called ‘’lactic acid’’ and is responsible for thickening the fat globules in the dairy milk and giving yogurt its flavour. The first batch, so called “mother culture”, will almost alwa
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