prostokvasha

English

Etymology

From Russian простоква́ша (prostokváša).

Noun

prostokvasha

prostokvasha (uncountable)

1. A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and home-made prostokvasha comes in different varieties: "varenets" (варене́ц), "ryazhenka" (ря́женка), katyk/qatıq (каты́к), etc.

Translations

soured milk — see sour milk

See also

• kefir