Milk & Yogurt Drinks
Súrmjólk
Iceland
Traditional Icelandic cultured milk, thinner and tangier than skyr.
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What it is
A closer look at Súrmjólk.
Traditional Icelandic cultured milk, thinner and tangier than skyr.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Tart, refreshing cultured milk with a clean sour finish.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Súrmjólk.
Iceland
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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India
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West Java, Indonesia
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Malaysia
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