Definitions
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- noun a
creamy dairy product , similar to clotted cream, made in theBalkans ,Turkey , theMiddle East ,Central Asia ,Iran ,Afghanistan , andIndia . It is made from the milk of waterbuffalos in the East or ofcows in the West.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We discovered the spot prior to our trip on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and so before we even touched down in Istanbul, I was obsessed with finding my way to the kaymak clotted cream and honey.
Anne Peterson: Eat Your Way Through Istanbul (PHOTOS) Anne Peterson 2011
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* 'Ashta is a kind of clotted cream similar to the Turkish kaymak.
Archive 2007-10-01 Mercedes 2007
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* 'Ashta is a kind of clotted cream similar to the Turkish kaymak.
Morning of Roses Mercedes 2007
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But the 16th-century English invention called clotted cream and its Turkish and Afghan relatives kaymak and qymaq remain vital traditions.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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But the 16th-century English invention called clotted cream and its Turkish and Afghan relatives kaymak and qymaq remain vital traditions.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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We discovered the spot prior to our trip on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and so before we even touched down in Istanbul, I was obsessed with finding my way to the kaymak clotted cream and honey.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Anne Peterson 2011
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They milk the cows and prepare products for the winter: cheese, butter and kaymak, a traditional clotted cheese.
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Traditional sides are chopped fresh onion and kaymak, a thick and slightly cheesy cream ball that melts over the cevap.
Serious Eats 2009
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Kaymakci Pando (Besiktas Carsisi, near the market), a tiny hole-in the-wall that serves kaymak, a clotted cream made from buffalo milk.
NYT > Travel 2008
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Kaymakci Pando (Besiktas Carsisi, near the market), a tiny hole-in the-wall that serves kaymak, a clotted cream made from buffalo milk.
NYT > Travel 2008
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