The tangy, thick yoghurt made with the bacterium Lactobacillus bulgaricus, discovered by a Bulgarian scientist in 1905.
History
Stamen Grigorov, a Bulgarian student in Geneva, identified the bacterium in 1905. Ilya Mechnikov later linked yoghurt to long life.
Ingredients
- Whole milk
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Streptococcus thermophilus
How it's made
- Heat milk close to boiling
- Cool to 45 °C
- Add a spoon of live yoghurt culture
- Keep warm for 6-8 hours
- Chill
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Famous brands & makers
- Vereia
- LB Bulgaricum
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