What is "kashk"

Kashk (, , ), qurt, qurut (, , , , , , , ), jamid , chortan (, [chor, meaning "dried", plus tan]), aaruul is a range of dairy products used in cuisines of Iranian, Turkish, Mongolian, Central Asian, Transcaucasian, and the Levantine peoples. Kashk is made from drained yogurt (in particular, drained qatiq) or drained sour milk by forming it and letting it dry. It can be made in a variety of forms, including rolled into balls, sliced into strips, and formed into chunks.

There are three main kinds of food products with this name: foods based on curdled milk products like yogurt or cheese; foods based on barley broth, bread, or flour; and foods based on cereals combined with curdled milk.

Kashk is a food.

Kashk or Keshk may also refer to:

• Kashk, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Kashk, Khoshab, a village in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• Kashk, Sabzevar, a village in Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• Keshk, Iranshahr, a village in Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran