Yogurt is a creamy food made from milk that has been thickened by helpful bacteria. It can be plain or flavored and is often eaten with fruit, honey, or cereal.
“Yogurt” comes from Turkish “yoğurt,” from a verb meaning “to thicken” or “to curdle.” The word spread into many European languages along with the food itself.
Yogurt is one of the oldest ‘designed’ foods—humans have used bacteria on purpose for thousands of years to make milk last longer and taste tangy. The name itself is a little fossil of that thickening process.
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