List Of Dairy Products

On this list of dairy products, I have included those that have been made from the base of cow or buffalo milk. However, in human history and still today milk from quite a few other animals has been readily used for the same purposes, examples are goats and sheep. I will focus on the more common milk products and try to explain where they have their origins.

Goats have provided us with milk for thousands of years.

List Of Milk Based Dairy Products

Milk is generally referring to pasteurized cow´s milk. It is known that 5000BC cows were already kept to retain it. With time it spread all over the world, however, milk consumption is a lot higher in the Western world than anywhere else. It is the base for many other products, 

of which some I have listed below:

Crème Fraiche As the name suggests it has its origins in France, more exactly in Normandy. It is made by letting unpasteurized milk ferment during 12-24h, with pasteurized milk you have to add bacteria (normally from yogurt) to achieve the same result.

Sour cream I similar to Crème Fraiche but has a lower fat level. The bacteria used to create fermentation is from buttermilk, different thickening agents can be added. Sourcream has European cause however is generally basic in the US. 

Smetana is a sharp cream with its inception in Eastern Europe. The fat substance can change between 10% until 70%. 

Clotted cream from South England. Made by warming milk unpasteurized milk and leaving it until the cream ascends to the surface.  Traditionally eaten with scones.

Cultured buttermilk you get from adding a lactic bacteria to milk and start a fermentation process. This can be utilized in bread or dessert making, or icecream making. A related product is the Swedish "filmjölk".

Kefir is a fermented product that has its origin in the Caucasus. By adding a yeast-like item to the milk the procedure initiates. 

Kumis/Airag is a Central Asian slightly fermented drink. Traditionally a yeast/bacteria liquid is added to naturally sweet mare´s milk in a churning like a process, today using sweetened cow´s milk is common today.

Milk Powder I dehydrated milk. The first real powdered milk was invented by a Russian chemist in 1832. Long shelf time and easy transportation are advantages. It is utilized during the time spent making different items like dessert, newborn child equation, and milk chocolate. 

Condensed milk Dense milk exists in different recipes, regularly it is a high-fat item that is gotten by expelling water and including sugar. Frequently utilized in treats. Albeit comparable items were utilized over a thousand years back in Focal Asia the cutting edge structure was developed in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. 

Evaporated milk (Vanished milk) will be milk where water has been evacuated. Sweet tasting but no sugar has been added.

Baked milk has its roots in Russia where it is still popular. By simmering milk at low temperature for many hours a brownish sweet liquid with a crust is obtained, industrial methods differ. It is used for desserts and baking sweetbreads.

List Of Butter Based Dairy Products

Butter is produced in a process where you churn the cream from milk. It is accepted that margarine was utilized in the Center East as mid 10000 BC, at that point not produced using dairy animals' milk yet goat's or sheep's. 

Buttermilk is the liquid that is left over when you have churned the cream into butter. It is thicker than milk however not really fatter. 

Ghee (also clarified butter) invented by the Indians, it is called clarified butter in English. By melting butter (liquefying spread) you separate the milk substances from the margarine, the outcome can store for longer periods in shut compartments. 

List Of Cheese Based Dairy Products

Cheese Cheddar is made by different strategies for coagulating milk and therefore expelling fluid called whey, rennet is ordinarily added to this "curd" to cause it to balance out. The cheddar would then be able to sit to let age making taste with the assistance of microbes and now and again form parasite. There are several strategies where cheddar can be cooked, dried or enhanced before expended. The cause of cheddar is dubious, however, to state a few a great many years prior to someplace in the Center East, Europe or Northern Africa you won't be right. 

Curd is the hardened type of milk when it has coagulated with the assistance of corrosive or rennet. 

Whey is the fluid that gets isolated from the curd in cheddar making. It very well may be utilized in heating or for different nourishments. 

Cottage cheese is a loose "curd" that still holds quite a lot of whey. Often mild in flavor. It can be made with or without rennet with different results. Origin and age are quite unknown, it can probably be connected with general cheese making.

Qvark is a low-fat fresh cheese with its origin in Eastern Europe.

Cream cheese is derived through a quite complicated process. Bacterias are added to a milk and cream mixture and then carefully balanced through different temperatures to achieve the creaminess. Origin is 17th century Western Europe.

List Of Yogurt Based Dairy Products

Yogurt is made by maturing milk with the assistance of specific microorganisms (certain bacteria). The process creates lactic acid. It holds much longer than ordinary milk. It is used in many other foods like bread and ice cream. it has been consumed for at least 5000 years, the origin is the Middle East or Central Asia.

Ayran is a drink mix of yogurt, water, and salt. It is from the Middle East.

Lassi is an Indian yogurt drink. It is a mix of yogurt, milk, spices and sometimes fruit.

Other Dairy Products

Ice Cream ( frozen yogurt) exists in various assortments and has a long history. The ancient Chinese is believed to have been the first to eat one made from milk. A traditional way to make it is to slowly freeze flavored cream, eggs are sometimes used to emulsify. Italy is famous for its "gelato" which is lower in fat and sugar than say what is sold in Western Europe. In the 1970´s in the US "frozen yogurt" was invented.

Clabber could be translated as curdled sour milk. Origin is the British Isles.

Dulce de leche is caramelized milk used in desserts. It has its origin in South America.