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Kysliak

Naturally soured raw milk, thick and tangy, eaten with potatoes or bread.

Ukraine Fermented & pickled Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Village Ukrainian ferment made by leaving fresh milk in a warm room, the ancestor of shop yoghurt.

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What is Kysliak?

Kysliak is a fermented & pickled from Ukraine: naturally soured raw milk, thick and tangy, eaten with potatoes or bread. Village Ukrainian ferment made by leaving fresh milk in a warm room, the ancestor of shop yoghurt.

Made with

milkyoghurt

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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