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 Strained yogurt with olive oil | |
| Alternative names | Greek yogurt, chak(k)a, labneh, suzma, yogurt cheese |
|---|---|
| Type | Fermented dairy product |
| Region or state | Levant, West, South, and Central Asia; Middle East, Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe |
| Serving temperature | cold |
| Main ingredients | Yogurt |
| 133 kcal (557 kJ)[1] | |
Strained yogurt, Greek or Greek-style yogurt,[2] yogurt cheese, sack yogurt, kerned yogurt or labneh is yogurt that has been strained to remove most of its whey, resulting in a thicker consistency than normal unstrained yogurt, while still preserving the distinctive sour taste of yogurt. Like many types, strained yogurt is often made from milk enriched by boiling off some water content, or by adding extra butterfat and powdered milk. In Europe and North America, it is often made from low-fat or fat-free cow's milk. In Iceland a similar product named skyr is made.[3][4]
Strained yogurt is usually marketed in North America as "Greek yogurt" and in the United Kingdom as "Greek-style yoghurt",[5] though strained yogurt is also widely eaten in Levantine, Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian, and Eastern European cuisines, where it is often used in cooking, as it curdles less readily when cooked. It is used in a variety of dishes, cooked or not, savory or sweet. Straining makes even non-fat yogurt varieties thicker, richer, and creamier than unstrained. Since straining removes the whey, more milk is required to make strained yogurt, increasing the production cost. In Western Europe and the United States, strained yogurt has increased in popularity compared to unstrained yogurt. Since the straining process removes some of the lactose, strained yogurt is lower in sugar than unstrained yogurt.[6]
It was reported in 2012 that most of the growth in the US$4.1 billion American yogurt industry came from the strained yogurt sub-segment, typically marketed as "Greek yogurt".[7][8] In the US, there is no legal or standard definition of Greek yogurt, and yogurt thickened with thickening agents, typically pectin, locust bean gum, starches or guar gum, may also be sold as "Greek yogurt".[9]
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- ^ Davidson, Alan (2014). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford University Press. p. 239. ISBN 9780191040726.
Sheep's or goat's milk yoghurt, or strained yoghurt often called 'Greek', are more stable than plain yoghurt.
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- ^ Neuman, William (12 January 2012). "Greek Yogurt a Boon for New York State". The New York Times.
- ^ "High-Tech Shortcut To Greek Yogurt Leaves Purists Fuming". NPR. Retrieved 19 March 2023.