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Cereals and bread from Iraq

Kushuk (Iraqi kishk)كشك

Kushuk is the Iraqi name for a dried mixture of fermented milk and wheat, the same family as kishk, tarhana and trahanas. No source found describes how it is made in Iraq, so this entry only records the name.

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

Short entryCereals and bread

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo source gives a recipe or amounts for Iraqi kushuk.
Fermented milk and crushed wheatThe ingredients of the family as a whole; no Iraqi recipe was found[bozoudi2017]
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What changes: Sour milk and crushed wheat are mixed into a paste

Step 1 of 3
Mix fermented milk with wheat
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

Output: milk and wheat paste.

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

Kushuk is the Iraqi name for a dried mixture of fermented milk and wheat, the same family as kishk, tarhana and trahanas. No source found describes how it is made in Iraq, so this entry only records the name.

What makes this one different

Kushuk is one of the regional names for the kishk family of dried fermented milk and wheat foods; the Iraqi method is not documented in the sources found.

Related ferments

History and sources

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

  1. [bozoudi2017] Bozoudi D., Agathokleous M., Anastasiou I., Papademas P., Tsaltas D. 2017, Microbiological characteristics of Trachanas, a traditional fermented dairy product from Cyprus, Journal of Food Quality 2017:8749316, doi:10.1155/2017/8749316 (introduction lists kushuk in Iraq)paper