Bulgaria is the country with the surprising rich yogurt history. Greek yogurt since long has been the rage and it is hard to recall what type of subpar yogurts were being spooned down earlier.

For having delicious Bulgarian yogurt, you need not make trip to the distant land of Bulgaria just for the sake of yogurt, however you are totally welcome for doing so if you desire. All that you will need is to lay the hands on the unique Bulgarian yogurt starter with a genuine lactobacillus bulgaricus within it. Luckily, with this article, you will get exactly the product you seek!

Many often ask if it actually is true that Lactobacillus Bulgaricus bacterium is only found in Bulgaria. The right answer is no, not at all – you will be able to grow this bacteria in any part of the world (as a matter of fact many do). What is surprising and unique about the Bulgarian strain is that only in Bulgaria, the quality is preserved in other generations of this strain, in other words, if you have been using the past yogurt for initiating the new batch. If you have been following the process of making your yogurt in anywhere other than Bulgaria, outside Bulgaria, you will soon be able and notice that after one or two batches, the yogurt loses the original unique taste and flavour, physical appearance also the qualities.

Why this happens is yet unknown to scientists. Quite often it is referred to the distinct climate of this region, but there is much more when it comes to creating the ideal conditions for the Lactobacillus Bulgaricus rather than the environment.

So, now the question is, how can you create your own Bulgarian yogurt miles apart from home? The answer is however pretty simple – by using any dried and frozen yogurt starter culture with the live Lactobacillus Bulgaricus which had been produced in Bulgaria. On using a new culture and reach batch of your yogurt you get to preserve the uniqueness of taste along with the actual qualities present in a yogurt. And gradually this way you could achieve that familiar taste of kiselo mlyako, very much similar taste wise to the one that our grandmothers used to prepare. If you have already got the ultimate and true “Bulgarian yogurt starter”, you could share the information here and help others with the facts and detailed of yogurt making tips.