prostokvasha

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What does prostokvasha mean?

A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and home-made prostokvasha comes in different varieties: "varenets" (варене́ц), "ryazhenka" (ря́женка), katyk/qatıq (каты́к), etc.

Where does prostokvasha come from?

It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce prostokvasha

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