{"id":2164,"date":"2021-01-10T01:32:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T22:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2021-01-10T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T10:01:58","slug":"how-was-the-first-yogurt-ever-made-if-we-need-yogurt-to-make-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/how-was-the-first-yogurt-ever-made-if-we-need-yogurt-to-make-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"How was the first yogurt ever made If we need yogurt to make yogurt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yogurt is basically fermented milk. Fermentative bacterias change the structure of milk, make it thick and sourish. If you want to make yogurt at home, you need a starter to ferment the milk. A starter can be a little yogurt or starter culture. How was the first yogurt made without any starters? We\u2019re going to talk about the history of yogurt.<\/p>\n

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How was the first yogurt ever made?<\/h2>\n

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Yogurt is an ancient food. First traces of yogurt were found in Mesopotamia more than 7000 years ago. It is found by accident. What I mean \u2018by accident\u2019? In those times people used to store their liquid stuff with bags which are made of the animal stomach. By coincidence, warmth and other conditions were perfect for yogurt making. Consequently, they observed that milk was turned into yogurt after a while. How is this even possible? Wild enzymes in the stomach ferment the sugar lactose to lactic acid. Lactic acid makes milk more acidic and it causes coagulation. Coagulated proteins thicken the milk and give a creamy texture. The tangy and sourish flavor of yogurt comes from lactic acid. This is the interesting story of yogurt that has been in our life for a long time.<\/p>\n

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How yogurt became that popular?<\/h2>\n

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According to ancient Indian resources, the mixture of yogurt and honey is called \u2018The Food of Gods\u2019. Persian traditions hold that \u201cAbraham owed his fecundity and longevity to the regular digestion of yogurt.\u201d Those instances prove that yogurt has been popular for a long time. Yogurt\u2019s benefits to your body cannot be underestimated. The first time that Europeans met with yogurt occurs in French clinical history. Francis I suffered from\u00a0 diarrhea which no doctor found a cure. His ally Suleiman the Magnificent send a group of doctors and they healed him with yogurt. Being grateful,Francis I spread the yogurt to Europe. On this clinical occasion, Europeans met with yogurt. Etymologically, the word is derived from Turkish; yo\u011furt. \u00a0The sound of \u011f was traditionally rendered as \u201cgh\u201d. The word is from Nomadic Turks. In “Divan-\u0131 L\u00fcgati’t T\u00fcrk” which is a Turkish dictionary written by Mahmud Kashgari in the 11th century includes the explanation and usage of yogurt. However, it doesn\u2019t mean that Europeans hadn\u2019t met with a thick form of milk. Ancient Greek cuisine included a type of fermented milk named oxygala (\u03bf\u03be\u03cd\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1) which is similar to yogurt. Oxygala was consumed with honey, similar to Greek yogurt that is eaten today. Discussions are still going on about who found the yogurt between Turks and Greeks. Yogurt; as a culture;\u00a0 has spread over a wide area. It is hard to understand who found yogurt but it is obvious that yogurt is a Turkish word.<\/p>\n

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Eat yogurt, stay healthy!<\/h1>\n

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