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ayran
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Ayran ( ) is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage that is consumed across Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt. Herbs such as mint may be optionally added. Some varieties are carbonated. It is a national drink of Turkey.
Ayran is a cold, savory drink made from yogurt, water, and salt that is popular across Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. It holds cultural significance as Turkey's national drink and may be served plain or with optional additions like mint and carbonation.
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- Food.name
- Ayran
- Food.image
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- Food.alternate_name
- Doogh, dhallë, daw, avemast, mastaw, çeqilmast, xynogala, chalap, shanina, suwsab, tan, jeran, or yogurt milk
- Food.region
- Central Asia, West Asia
- Food.course
- Beverage
- Food.type
- Fermented dairy product
- Food.served
- Cold or lukewarm (depending on preference)
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- Ayran
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- 5000-00-00
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Ayran ( ) is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage that is consumed across Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt. Herbs such as mint may be optionally added. Some varieties are carbonated. It is a national drink of Turkey.
==Etymology== Ayran (cf. airag in Mongolian: 'mare milk', '''' () in Chuvash: 'buttermilk') is mentioned in Mahmud al-Kashgari's 11th century Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, although he did not give any information how ayran was made. The word is derived from the Old Turkic root ("to separate"), cf. Turkish ("to separate").