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Ingredients

Pale Kolot cheese with a cut wedge and two slices

Cheese (Kolot)

A pale, semihard cow-milk cheese of the Black Sea region, used for melting.

Golden melted clarified butter in a cream bowl on a blue geometric saucer in a sunlit kitchen.

Clarified butter

Unsalted butterfat with its water and milk solids removed, for richer pastry layers.

A thick white roll of kaymak with a soft folded center on a small breakfast plate.

Clotted cream

The rich cream layer formed from heated and cooled milk, served with sweets.

White chicken eggs in a blue-and-white ceramic bowl by a sunlit window

Egg

Chicken eggs, cooked with tomatoes and peppers or bound into vegetable fritters.

Two raw egg yolks in a cream ceramic bowl on a sunlit stone ledge, with olive leaves and a blue bay behind.

Egg yolk

Raw chicken egg yolk separated from the white, adding richness and color.

A clear glass jug of white milk on a cream saucer, with a softly blurred sea view behind.

Milk (whole cow)

Plain pasteurized whole cow milk that adds liquid and dairy richness.

A hand holds a spoon in soft white yogurt in a cream bowl with a red rim.

Yogurt (plain)

Plain full-fat unstrained yogurt for sauces, soups and everyday cooking.

A dense mound of white strained yogurt on a cream plate with a green rim, beside an empty cloth-lined bowl.

Yogurt (strained)

Plain yogurt strained of some whey into a thick, tangy form for dips.