Turkish Ancient Yogurt

Turkish Ancient Yogurt
It is believed that the ancient Turkish people in Asia, where they lived as nomads, first made yogurt. The first Turkish name for this product appeared in the eighth century as “yoghurut,’” and the name was subsequently changed in the eleventh century to its present spelling.

One legend tells that an angel brought down a pot that contained the first yoghurt while another source claims that the ancient Turks, who were Buddhists, used to offer yoghurt to the angels and stars who protected them.

According to the other source claims that yogurt originated from Balkans. The inhabitants of Thrace used to make soured milks called “prokish” from sheep’s milk, which later becomes yoghurt. In the Bible, it is recorded that when the patriarch Abraham entertained three angels, he put before them soured and sweet milk. The ancient Greeks and Romans were also acquainted with preparations of soured milks.

Ancient physicians of the Near and Middle East prescribed yogurt or related soured milk for curing disorders of the stomach, intestines, and liver and for stimulations of the appetite. Yogurt also used for preservation of meat during summer. Persian women used yogurt as a cosmetic.

The first industrial production of yogurt in Yogurt was undertaken by Danone in 1922 at Madrid, Spain. After World War II and particularly since 1950, the technology of yoghurt and understanding of its properties have advanced rapidly.
Turkish Ancient Yogurt