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> A friend of mine insists that Yogurt was invented and named in the
> 1960s by someone into yoga, and it was named after yoga.
>
> I say that Yogurt existed before the 1960s and has nothing to do with
> yoga at all.
>
> Who is correct?
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http://www.cip.ukcentre.com/yogurt.htm
legend tells that yoghurt and Kefir were born on the slopes of Mount Elbrus
in the Caucasus range of mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas.On
the hot southern slopes a pitcher of milk belonging to a Turkish nomad was
contaminated by a mixture of organisms that thrived in the warm milk (40 -
45c). The result was what the Turks call "yogurut". The name "yogurut" was
supposedly introduced in the 8th century and was changed in the 11th century
to the current version "Yoghurt". Legend suggests that Yoghurt can act as a
preservative against human ageing, however no scientific evidence actually
supports this theory. Undoubtedly a regular intake of the organisms found in
yoghurt can have a beneficial affect to the digestive tract.

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 wrote:

> A friend of mine insists that Yogurt was invented and named in the
> 1960s by someone into yoga, and it was named after yoga.
>
> I say that Yogurt existed before the 1960s and has nothing to do with
> yoga at all.
>
> Who is correct?

yogurt is a traditional indian dish. not something created during the
sixties.

lena

> wrote:

> A friend of mine insists that Yogurt was invented and named in the
> 1960s by someone into yoga, and it was named after yoga.
>
> I say that Yogurt existed before the 1960s and has nothing to do with
> yoga at all.
>
> Who is correct?

Yoghurt is a very ancient word of Turkic origin. It derives from a verb
meaning "to thicken", to curdle". It is also known under other names,
some of them also of Turkic origin. For example, 'katyk', 'katuk' and
its variations are widely used in Central Asia. In Armenian, yoghurt is
called 'matsun', the word coming from the verb 'matsutsel', which also
means 'to thicken, to curdle'. In Georgian, it is called 'matsoni' and
in Farsi, 'mast', AFAIK. Any of these words may well be even more
ancient than "yoghurt" and the actual product may be more ancient still.

Victor