Kurt

Also known as keshk, kishk, kishik, chortan, kashk, aarul, dried yoghurt, qurt

Kashk, kishk, ( Kašk, ), () qurut, qurt, kurut, kurt, qqet, jameed, shilanch (Tuvan and , , , , , Tajik: қурут, ), chortan ( chort’an), aaruul or khuruud (Mongolian: ааруул or хурууд) is a range of dairy products popular in Iranian cuisine, Caucasian cuisine, and Central Asian cuisine. Kashk is made from strained yogurt, drained buttermilk (in particular, drained qatiq) or drained sour milk by shaping it and letting it dry. It can be made in a variety of forms: rolled into balls, sliced into strips, and formed into chunks.

Key facts

Prepared food.name: Kashk
Prepared food.image: Jameed.JPG
Prepared food.image_size: 220px
Prepared food.caption: Balls of jameed sold at the souq in Jerusalem
Prepared food.alternate_name: dried yogurt, qurut, kurut, khuruud, Aaruul, chortan, jameed, shilanch, kishk, qqet
Prepared food.region: Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East
Prepared food.type: Cheese
Prepared food.main_ingredient: Yogurt, salt
Prepared food.other: %21.60- 39.31 water, % 4.5-23.5 fat, %31.22-50.68 protein ve %2.84-13.19 salt

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Etymology
Background
Kashk in different languages and cultures
Preparation
Regional cuisines
Caucasus
Central Asia
Iran
Turkey
Levant and Arabian Peninsula
Egypt
See also
References
Bibliography

There are three main kinds of food products with this name: foods based on curdled milk products like yogurt or cheese; foods based on barley broth, bread, or flour; and foods based on cereals combined with curdled milk.

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