Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Curds; bonnyclabber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
yogurt -like product made ofcurdled milk ,curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to theVikings
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Examples
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If I put kiwi fruit in my skyr, is there some kind of ancestral retribution that will fall upon my head?
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2010
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If I put kiwi fruit in my skyr, is there some kind of ancestral retribution that will fall upon my head?
mrissa: Three questions almost make up an entry mrissa 2010
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Traditionally, skyr is made with pasteurized skimmed milk and live active cultures such as Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
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Traditionally, skyr is made from skim milk after the cream has been floated off to make butter.
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
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I also hear that in Iceland some people mix one part skyr with one part porridge (skyr is yogurt I think), but of course you’ve actually been to Iceland and so should know better than I.
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Those yogurt-hurling demonstrators who tossed a local version called skyr were concerned about house repossessions.
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If you want skyr, the stuff with the tang, the stuff that leaves chalk residue in your mouth, the real-man Icelandic take-no-prisoners made-since-the-year-1000 stuff, the food that built a nation, then that's just "skyr".
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
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Recently, Icelandic manufacturers of skyr have added flavors such as vanilla, berry, and other flavorings common to yoghurt to the final product, to increase its appeal.
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
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Then, "skyr condenser" — good skyr, used to ignite bacteria growth, and rennet was added, and the milk was left to coagulate.
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
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The skyr was then strained through fabric to remove the whey, called "mysa" in Icelandic, a by-product that Icelanders used as a thirst-quenching drink.
In: Icelandic Yogurt Steve Carper 2008
hernesheir commented on the word skyr
An Icelandic soft cheese made from the whey from cows' milk. If fruit is added it is called Avaxtskyr; if enriched with cream: Rjomaskyr. Liquid dregs remaining are made into a drink called mysa.
When was the last time American culture used "every last drop" of anything? Hmmm...
January 20, 2009