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Fermented milk from Turkic countries and Bulgaria

Qatiq / katykqatiq

Qatiq is a thick Turkic soured milk, firmer than ayran, made by keeping boiled milk warm for 6–10 hours. Kazakhstan's old standard ST RK 230-87 defined katyk as milk pasteurised at a high temperature with a long hold (baked) and soured with the Bulgarian bacillus, thermophilic streptococci and kefir starter.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Qatiq / katyk itself.

Short entryFermented milk6 h – 10 h

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedHousehold practice with no fixed amounts. The Kazakh standard set fat levels (1.0, 2.5 and 3.2 %, and fat-free), not a recipe.
Cow's milkBoiled; pasteurised hot with a long hold in the Kazakh standard[wp][strk230]
StarterIn the Kazakh standard, pure cultures of the Bulgarian bacillus and thermophilic streptococci plus kefir starter[strk230]
Starterpure cultures of the Bulgarian bacillus and thermophilic streptococci plus kefir starter in the Kazakh standard

Total time across the recorded steps: 6 h – 10 h

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What changes: The milk is boiled before the starter goes in

Step 1 of 3
Boil the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactic acid bacteria
L. delbrueckii

The Kazakh standard called for high-temperature pasteurisation with a long hold (toplenie), as for baked milk. Output: hot boiled milk.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Qatiq is a thick Turkic soured milk, firmer than ayran, made by keeping boiled milk warm for 6–10 hours. Kazakhstan's old standard ST RK 230-87 defined katyk as milk pasteurised at a high temperature with a long hold (baked) and soured with the Bulgarian bacillus, thermophilic streptococci and kefir starter. Made in 3 steps over 6 h – 10 h. The longest step, keep the boiled milk warm, takes 6–10 h (Wikipedia 1997). Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and thermophilic streptococci and Kefir starter culture do most of the fermenting.

Key numbers
Main step6–10 hReported[wp]Keep the boiled milk warm

What makes this one different

Qatiq is a firmer, spoonable form of the Turkic soured milk; ayran is the thin drink.

Fat levels (Kazakh standard)
Full-fat katyk at 1.0, 2.5 or 3.2 % fat, and fat-free katyk

Related ferments

Variants

  • Beet- or cherry-coloured qatiqRed beet or cherries are added for colour.
  • ChalopUzbek soup made from qatiq.
  • SuzmaQatiq strained in a canvas bag.

Safety

Made from boiled or pasteurised milk.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

ST RK 230-87 lapsed in Kazakhstan on 1 July 2013.

  1. [wp] Wikipedia, Qatiq (citing Food on the Move, Oxford Symposium 1997)wiki
  2. [strk230] ST RK 230-87, Katyk. Technical conditions, Kazakhstan standard (lapsed 1 July 2013; scope, types and raw materials read on the public extract)spec