This is a list of yogurt-based dishes and beverages.

Yogurt Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as ''yogurt cultures''. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bac ...

is a food produced by

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...

fermentation Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food p ...

milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulat ...

. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of

lactose Lactose is a disaccharide sugar synthesized by galactose and glucose subunits and has the molecular formula C12H22O11. Lactose makes up around 2–8% of milk (by mass). The name comes from ' (gen. '), the Latin word for milk, plus the suffix ' ...

by these bacteria produces

lactic acid Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula . It is white in the solid state and it is miscible with water. When in the dissolved state, it forms a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as nat ...

, which acts on milk

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, res ...

to give yogurt its

texture Texture may refer to: Science and technology * Surface texture, the texture means smoothness, roughness, or bumpiness of the surface of an object * Texture (roads), road surface characteristics with waves shorter than road roughness * Texture ...

and its characteristic tang. Worldwide,

cow's milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulatin ...

, the protein of which is mainly

casein Casein ( , from Latin ''caseus'' "cheese") is a family of related phosphoproteins ( αS1, aS2, β, κ) that are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of the proteins in hum ...

, is most commonly used to make yogurt. Milk from

water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, So ...

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

s, ewes,

mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than fo ...

camel A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. ...

s, and

yak The domestic yak (''Bos grunniens''), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin S ...

s is also used to produce yogurt in various parts of the world.

Dishes

Churri Churri is an Indian spicy side dish, made from yogurt, buttermilk and chiles. It is traditionally preferred as a side dish with Biryani and roasted meats, it is a refreshing supplement to a variety of spicy dishes. See also * List of yogurt ...

– a spicy Indian side dish *

Çılbır Çılbır is a Turkish dish of poached eggs with yogurt (often with garlic mixed in).

– Turkish egg dish * Jameed – Jordanian yogurt strained cheese * * Labanie * * *

Soups

Ash-e doogh Ash-e doogh ( fa, آش دوغ; az, آیران آشی, Ayran ashi, or , romanized: ''Dovga ashi'') is a yogurt soup found in various parts of Iran, such as Azerbaijan and Shiraz, with differing but similar ingredients. Similar dishes are found al ...

– Iranian Azerbaijani thick yogurt soup *

Cacık Tzatziki ( el, τζατζίκι), also known as tarator or cacık (), is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garli ...

– cold yogurt soup from Turkey *

Dovga Dovga ( az, Dovğа) is a national meal of Azerbaijani cuisine, a soup traditionally made from plain yoghurt and herbs. More often now, it is a vegetarian, yoghurt-based soup cooked with a variety of herbs. Coriander, dill, mint and rice are ma ...

– Azeribijani yogurt soup *

Tarator Tzatziki ( el, τζατζίκι), also known as tarator or cacık (), is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, gar ...

– Bulgarian cold yogurt soup with cucumbers and garlic *

Toyga soup Toyga ( tr, Toyga or tr, Toğga) is a national meal of Turkish cuisine. It is a yogurt soup cooked with a variety of herbs (mentha and others), wheat and (sometimes) chickpeas. See also * Ash-e doogh, a similar Iranian dish * Dovga, a similar Az ...

– Turkish yogurt soup * Shakriya – Levantine stew with lamb or beef. *

Yayla çorbası Yayla çorbası ('highland soup'), also known as ('yogurt soup'), is a Turkish yogurt soup cooked with a variety of herbs (mint, purslane, parsley and others), rice, and (sometimes) chickpeas. Variations of it occur throughout the Middle East. ...

– Turkish yogurt soup *

Okroshka Okróshka (russian: окро́шка) is a cold soup of Russian origin and probably originated in the Volga region. The classic soup is a mix of mostly raw vegetables (like cucumbers, radishes and spring onions), boiled potatoes, eggs, cooked ...

– Russian soup sometimes based on

kefir Kefir ( ; also spelled as kephir or kefier; ; ; ) is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. The drink originated in the North Caucasus, in p ...

Trahanas Tarhana is a dried food ingredient, based on a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk, found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Southeast Europe and the Middle East. Dry tarhana has a texture of coarse, uneven crumbs, and it is u ...

– Cypriot soup made of sun-dried dough of cracked wheat and yogurt (for Turkish/Anatolian version see Tarhana).

Condiments

Dahi chutney Dahi chutney is strained dahi that is mixed into a chutney of mint and onions, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in South India and is a side dish along with ''mirchi ka salan'' for the popular Hyderabadi biryani. Ingre ...

* Greek yogurt or Labneh – strained yogurt *

Perugu Pachadi Dahi chutney is strained dahi that is mixed into a chutney of mint and onions, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in South India and is a side dish along with ''mirchi ka salan'' for the popular Hyderabadi biryani. In ...

Raita Raita is a side dish in Indian cuisine made of dahi (yogurt, often referred to as curd) together with raw or cooked vegetables, more seldom fruit, or in the case of boondi raita, with fried droplets of batter made from besan ( chickpea flour, ...

– Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi yogurt side dish that can be sweet or savory * Tzatziki – Greek yogurt dip

Beverages

* * , cold yogurt beverage of Turkic origin * – Bangladeshi curd drink mixed with coriander, mustard seeds, mint and other spices * * * , Iranian cold yogurt beverage, sometimes with mint or sparkling water * , Indian thick, cold yogurt beverage, can be savory or sweet or mixed with fruit * * * , Armenian cold yogurt beverage * * * * * *

Gallery

File:Jameed.JPG, Jameed File:Kesk-meledi1.jpg, Kurdish women preparing

kashk Kashk ( fa, کشک ''Kašk'', ku, keşk), qurut ( Tuvan and ky, курут, kk, құрт, tk, gurt, uz, qurt, az, qurut, ps, قروت, hy, չորթան-''chortan'', Turkish: ''kurut'') or aaruul and khuruud ( Mongolian: ''ааруул' ...

in a village at Turkey File:Raita with cucumber and mint.jpg,

with cucumber and mint File:Tzatziki salade.JPG, Tzatziki File:Ash-e-doogh.jpg,

File:Lassi in Varanasi.jpg, Lassi in an

earthenware Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below . Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious to liquids by coating it with a c ...

drinking vessel File:Toyga.jpg,

References

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