Matzoni: what is it and how to cook it

Matzoni - what is it? It is a sour-milk product, which is one of the most popular drinks in Georgia and Armenia. If you literally translate the name, we get the characteristic of the ingredient - "sour milk". Scientists have not yet been able to determine the name of the first to prepare this fermented milk product. Many people assume that they received it accidentally when they used unwashed dishes.

How to Make Matzoni For the preparation of the product in the original use the milk of Georgian and Abkhazian cows, which graze high in the mountains and move quite a lot. But in the absence of such a product, you can use any other milk, that is, cow, sheep, goat or camel. Matzoni (what it is - told above) can be prepared in the following way. Ways of preparation:

1. Take milk, bring it to a boil, but do not allow bubbles to rise (roughly about 90 degrees). Leave the liquid to cool to 45 degrees. Then add the leaven in such a proportion: per liter of base - two large spoons. It can be like the matzoni itself, and sour cream or kefir. Mix well and pour into cans, so it's more convenient to control the process. Cover the containers with napkins and send to a dark place for 4 hours to stand. It is desirable to wrap up the containers. Shake or stir mixture is impossible until the end of the term. After this time, the finished product is sent to the refrigerator for the night.

2. Pasteurized milk must be boiled and evaporated (optimally, if you leave a third of the volume), then the liquid should be cooled to 40 degrees. Pour out on convenient containers, previously at the bottom of each laying on a spoonful of natural yogurt (without flavorings and fillers). Wrap up the containers and leave for the night, send it to the refrigerator in the morning.

Useful properties of matsoni

It is worth noting that this sour-milk product perfectly satisfies hunger and thirst, which is appreciated in the mountainous terrain. In addition, the product has an anabolic effect, which is indispensable for athletes, because it can build muscle mass. If you drink a glass of Matzoni for the night (what it is - you already know), then a calm sleep and a healthy nervous system are ensured. The product is able to purify the body and remove excess cholesterol. This sour-milk mixture is easier to digest and saturates us with amino acids and vitamins, which are necessary for normal operation of the intestine and other organs. Matsoni is often recommended for the normalization of microflora, as well as for the excitation of appetite. It is worth saying that few know that this product is considered to prolong youth. The reason for this - sour-milk bacteria, which perfectly cope with the pathogenic microflora of the body, beneficially affecting the work of all human organs and its general condition.

Conclusion

So, now you know all about the matzoni: what is it like to cook it and what are the useful properties of this wonderful product. And although he does not like everyone, but everyone is useful. Therefore, it is worth reviewing your preferences and at least occasionally pampering yourself with a useful, slightly sour and island product.