Kurt is cheese. It is obtained from curdled milk, which is salted and pressed during the creation of the final product. After the cheese is dried in the sun.
Literally, the word "kurt" from the Kazakh language is translated as "bun" or "spools". This name justifies the appearance of the dairy product.
Where is the product made and where is the product popular?
Kurt is a Kazakh dish. The food is interesting in appearance, while unusual in taste. Also, food is popular in many Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan). In West Asia, such cheese is no less in demand. It is made in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan. Kurt cheese is also made in Bashkiria, Tatarstan and Mongolia.
Note that the recipe for its preparation in each country is characterized by its own characteristics. But traditionally cheese is made from sheep, goat or cow's milk. However, in some countries they made this product from more exotic components. For example, in Armenia they prepare from buffalo milk, in Kyrgyzstan - from camel milk.
Beneficial features
- Kurt is a dish that can suppress bouts of nausea. Therefore, those who often suffer from such health problems should take cheese with them on a trip. This is an excellent remedy for motion sickness.
- Kurt helps restore beneficial intestinal microflora. This type of cheese is easily and quickly absorbed by the body.
- Thanks to vitamin A, the product is good for vision. It also improves immunity.
- Vitamin E is also found in cheese. Thanks to this, the cheese saturates the body with oxygen, and also resists the aging process.
- Vitamin D is found in large quantities. This reduces the risk of cancer and osteoporosis.
- Calcium is also found in cheese. Therefore, using kurt, you strengthen bone tissue, improve metabolic processes.
- Cheese is useful for anemia, exhaustion, as well as during periods of stress, both physical and mental.
- The calorie content of this dairy product is 260 kcal.
Kurt (dish): recipe with photo
To prepare this type of cheese, you first need to make katyk, after I make it. What is katyk? This is sour milk, which is prepared from boiled at a temperature above room temperature (more than thirty degrees). During preparation, do not move or shake the vessel.
After the katyk put in a cotton bag, remove the serum. Then set to drain for several days (no more than three), hanging from something on a rope. That’s how it’s already.
Now add salt to the mass (to taste). Next, roll up balls with a diameter of not more than five centimeters with your hands. After putting them on the board, cover with gauze. Dry in the sun for three days.
Kurt - a dish of cottage cheese
Now consider another way of preparing such a dish. Take cottage cheese and salt (per 200 grams - one teaspoon). Rub the dairy product through a sieve. Next, the resulting mass is crushed by hand into balls the size of a walnut. Then they are put on the shelf to dry. Be sure to cover the balls with a napkin or gauze. It is advisable to spread on a sunny, well-ventilated place. When the kurt dries (similar to chalk), it is considered ready. To bite off such cheese is a little worth. It can be simply licked, especially this way of use is pleasant to children.
Application
Usually shepherds, travelers, travelers and pilgrims took the kurt with them. On the road, it does not deteriorate, tolerates temperature fluctuations well, while cooking is unpretentious. What is also remarkable is the fact that kurt saturates well. This type of cheese is quite nutritious. It also helps to tolerate thirst easier.
Cooking Application
Kurt is a versatile dish. Such a dairy product can be combined with almost any ingredient. Kurt can be used as a separate dish or for the preparation of various soups, salads. Kurt cheese also goes well with meat and fish. On its basis, various dressings and sauces are prepared.
If diluted with water (hot) kurt, then you can cook a thick soup. This cheese is very tasty to eat with bread. It can also be used as a seasoning for a vegetable salad. Adding kurt, you can not salt dishes. Also great for beer.
Harm and contraindications
Such a product is harmful to those people who have individual intolerance. Due to the high calorie content, you should not eat such food to those who follow the figure, lose weight or are obese.
Also not useful for people with kidney problems, heart cheese kurt. At first glance, this dish seems useful, but it contains a large amount of salt. And this is not useful for those who have the above problems.
How to store?
This type of cheese is highly resistant to temperature extremes. Therefore, you can store it without a refrigerator. If you properly cook the kurt cheese, then it will be suitable for a long time (up to eight years). It is best to store the product in waxed canvas bags in ventilated rooms.
Little conclusion
Now you know what kurt is. The dish, the recipe of which is described above, will appeal to those who love various cheeses. Such a product can be used to create various dishes. If you liked a dish like kurt, then cook it for your family.