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Gurt

gurt

hard dried curd balls, sucked whole or crumbled into soup

Turkmenistan Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Sun-dried soured milk that keeps for years without refrigeration, carried by herders on the move.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gurt?

Gurt is a cheese & dairy from Turkmenistan: hard dried curd balls, sucked whole or crumbled into soup. Sun-dried soured milk that keeps for years without refrigeration, carried by herders on the move.

Made with

yoghurtmilk

Cooked

fermenteddried

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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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