Make your own Bulgarian Yogurt
Bulgarian Yogurt is easy to make
Bulgaria is a country with a surprising rich yogurt history. Greek yogurt for 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 a trip to the distant land of Bulgaria just for the sake of yogurt. However, you are totally welcome to do so if you desire. All that you will need is to lay your 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 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 flavor, physical appearance also qualities.
So, now the question is, how can you create your own Bulgarian yogurt miles apart from home? However, the answer is pretty simple – by using any dried and frozen yogurt starter culture with the live Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, which had been produced in Bulgaria. Using a new culture and reaching a batch of your yogurt, you get to preserve the uniqueness of taste and the essential qualities present in 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 yogurt-making tips.
