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Registered GI ProductProtected Geographical Indication (PGI)Silifke, Mersin
Silifke Yogurt
Registration / Legal StatusRegistered GI Product
Protection TypeProtected Geographical Indication (PGI)
Registration Number1022
Registration Date7/2/2022
Registered BySilifke Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası
TURKPATENT Product GroupPeynirler ve tereyağı dışında kalan süt ürünleri
Product Story, Production Method & Cultural Heritage
Famous thick, oily yoghurt, which is the subject of folk songs, made from the fresh milk of hair goats grazing in the acorn and maquis flora of the Taurus Mountains.
History: The heritage of the Yoruk nomad culture, which is known by heart throughout Turkey with the folk song 'Yogurt of Silifke, oh who gave birth to you'.
Production Method: Pure goat milk is boiled in copper cauldrons; While it is warm, it is fermented with special main yeast and rested in wooden jars.