# Qatiq

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{{short description|Turkic fermented milk product}}
[[File:Qatiq from Azerbaijan.jpg|thumb|Qatiq from [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan)]]
[[File:Катък.jpg|thumb|[Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n qatiq]]
'''Qatiq''' is a [fermented milk product](/source/Fermented_milk_products) from the Turkic countries. It is a more solid form of [yogurt](/source/yogurt) than ''[ayran](/source/ayran)''.<ref>''Food on the Move'' (ed. by Harlan Walker). Oxford Symposium, 1997. {{ISBN|9780907325796}}. Page 245.</ref> 

In order to make qatiq, boiled milk is fermented for 6–10 hours in a warm place. Sometimes [red beet](/source/red_beet)s or [cherries](/source/cherries) are used for colouring. The product may be kept in a cool place for two or three days. If stored longer, it will turn sour; it may still be added to high-fat [soup](/source/soup)s, though. The ''[chalop](/source/chalap)'' soup is made from qatiq in [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan).

When sour milk is strained in a canvas bag, the resulting product is called [suzma](/source/suzma).<ref name="Walker1990">{{cite book|author=Harlan Walker|title=Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery, 1989: Staple Foods: Proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I15eJt6U3gMC&pg=PA219|year=1990|publisher=Oxford Symposium|isbn=978-0-907325-44-4|pages=219–}}</ref> Dried suzma, or [kurut](/source/Kashk), is often rolled into marble-size balls.<ref name="MayhewBloom2010">{{cite book|author1=Bradley Mayhew|author2=Greg Bloom|author3=Paul Clammer |author4=Michael Kohn|title=Central Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9m-hrsrtfYC&pg=PA87|year=2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74179-148-8|pages=87–}}</ref>

In [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), ''katǎk'' is  a spread that has the consistency of [mayonnaise](/source/mayonnaise).{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

== See also ==
* [Cacık](/source/Cac%C4%B1k) – a cognate name applied to another dish in Turkey and some neighbouring countries
* [List of dairy products](/source/List_of_dairy_products)
* [List of yogurt-based dishes and beverages](/source/List_of_yogurt-based_dishes_and_beverages)

== References ==
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{{Yogurts}}
{{Cuisine of Azerbaijan}}
{{Cuisine of Turkey}}
Category:Yogurts
Category:Azerbaijani cuisine
Category:Bulgarian cuisine
Category:Kazakh cuisine
Category:Tatar cuisine
Category:Turkish cuisine
Category:Turkmen cuisine
Category:Uzbekistani cuisine
Category:Turkish words and phrases

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