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Did you drink "Ayran"?

Ayran or airan  is a drink made of yoghurt and water, popular in Turkey, and other parts of the Balkans, the Middle East. Ayran is a mixture of yoghurt, water, and salt. It is thought to have originated as a way of preserving yogurt by adding salt.

9 responses

Aravind K said
wow. its similar to the drink "Lassi" thats famous in India .http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/lassi.JPG
Aditya Arya said
hehe its a co-incidence that i was gonna write the same thing in the comment..its exactly what we call Lassi In India...
Dave Lawrence said
I had something like that in Armenia. Sometimes it comes with finely diced cucumber in it.
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Lim Chin Han said
Nice blog. Amazing, I now have aTurkish friend.
lata said
Yes,lassi,chhash.I have it daily with my lunch.
Lunch is incomplete without chhash.
Stephanie Lim said
hmm.. that looks interesting!
Roelf Oh said
pics look disgusting, but i love ayran anyways! i drink it a lot!