Maślanka and Kefir, Serek śmietankowy and Śmetana

krysia wrote:

maślanka is buttermilk. Two ways of making it:
1. Leftover liquid from churning butter from cream or
2. lactic acid bacteria added to milk then called cultured buttermilk. The tartness of buttermilk is due to the presence of acid in the milk.
Kefir is fermented milk usually overnight. The lactose ferments in high temperature making a sour, carbonated slightly alcoholic beverage.

paczkaThreads: 1 Posts: 113 Joined: Dec 28, 07	Jan 23, 08, 17:49 / #
What is the difference between Maślanka and Kefir??? They both taste the same to me, though kefir is x2 more expensive. Also, what is the difference between Serek śmietankowy and Śmetana? They too taste the same to me... On another hand I probably wouldn't tell the difference between pork and beef, but I am just curious.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Jan 23, 08, 18:17 / #
maślanka is buttermilk. Two ways of making it: 1. Leftover liquid from churning butter from cream or 2. lactic acid bacteria added to milk then called cultured buttermilk. The tartness of buttermilk is due to the presence of acid in the milk. Kefir is fermented milk usually overnight. The lactose ferments in high temperature making a sour, carbonated slightly alcoholic beverage.

paczkaThreads: 1 Posts: 113 Joined: Dec 28, 07	Jan 23, 08, 18:58 / #
krysia wrote: maślanka is buttermilk. Two ways of making it: 1. Leftover liquid from churning butter from cream or 2. lactic acid bacteria added to milk then called cultured buttermilk. The tartness of buttermilk is due to the presence of acid in the milk. Kefir is fermented milk usually overnight. The lactose ferments in high temperature making a sour, carbonated slightly alcoholic beverage. Right, thanks... I wonder, why Polish and British buttermilk taste totally different! It never occured to me that maslanka is buttermilk...

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Jan 23, 08, 20:36 / #
paczka wrote: I wonder, why Polish and British buttermilk taste totally different! becaue your products are homogenized.

hancockThreads: 1 Posts: 118 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Jan 23, 08, 20:48 / #
I love buttermilk i could live on the stuff. I used to make my own jogurt. there is nothing like home made jogurt.

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06	Jan 23, 08, 20:56 / #
My co-worker made yogurt at home. She had some ancient device to do that, but it was delicious. She brought it to work a couple of times. She said - you can't buy it any more ( the special kitchen tool) so...I don't even know what it is..

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Jan 23, 08, 21:26 / #
My dad had this device. There were like 6 cups you poured milk into then add some bacteria and heat it overnight. I don't like old milk.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Edited by: plk123 Jan 23, 08, 21:35 / #
hancock wrote: I used to make my own jogurt. there is nothing like home made jogurt. can you tell me how? krysia wrote: I don't like old milk. lol.

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06	Jan 23, 08, 21:43 / #
krysia wrote: There were like 6 cups you poured milk into then add some bacteria and heat it overnight. Yes, that's it. That's what she said, she did.. Hey, the bacteria in this "old" milk is good for you :)

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Jan 23, 08, 21:54 / #
Eurola wrote: Hey, the bacteria in this "old" milk is good for you :) Yeah, I know. Yogurts are healthy too. My dad was into healthy eating. I drank serwatka in Poland once when I was a kid. It was really good. Didn't know what it was made off, tasted like soda. So I drank some more, and more... I had the worst runs the next day!

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06	Jan 23, 08, 22:16 / #
Isn't servatka the water from a squeezed cheese, when you make it at home? It looks greenish, tastes sour... I tasted it in the past, but I did not like it. Darn, it's got to have tons of good bacteria and Vitamin C. Who needs a colon cleanser after that! Free and clear.

hancockThreads: 1 Posts: 118 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Jan 23, 08, 22:41 / #
Sorry Plk123 plk123 wrote: hancock wrote: I used to make my own jogurt. there is nothing like home made jogurt. can you tell me how? I dont know how long its been since i have replied. Ive been getting ready to go out. I hope this is right I have epilepsy and my wife doesnt remember much either but. You can start it with a good jogurt you like. Put a cup of jogurt in and 250 ml of milk in a bowl. Cover it up with a cloth, put it at the BACK of the TOP of you refrigerator on the OUTSIDE. Not the inside like normal food goes in, to keep it warm not cold. Keep straining all sorts of stuff out of it and keep putting it back. In about 4 days Wow. At least thats what i remember. Its a bit slow to start but once you start it you can put more milk in next time. Experiment a bit but its great. make sure everything you use is very clean every time. If you drop dead from the recipie the usual mumbo jumbo aplies. But I used to love it.

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Edited by: Krzysztof Jan 24, 08, 21:03 / #
to hancock's recipe I can only add that you should always leave some amount of your home-made yoghurt to start the fermentation of the new one (this way you won't need to buy some yoghurt at a shop every time). Also, instead of a bowl, you can probably use a thermos flask (that's how it was made by someone I knew), so you don't even need to keep it in a warm place.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Edited by: plk123 Jan 23, 08, 21:57 / #
krysia wrote: I drank serwatka... Didn't know what it was made off, shall we tell her? lol it is good though.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Jan 23, 08, 22:33 / #
Eurola wrote: Isn't servatka the water from a squeezed cheese, when you make it at home? =whey. yup.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Jan 23, 08, 22:46 / #
hancock wrote: If you drop dead from the recipie the usual mumbo jumbo aplies. lol.. thanks. :)

hancockThreads: 1 Posts: 118 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Jan 23, 08, 22:52 / #
Sorry duty calls got to go see you soon Plk123.

hancockThreads: 1 Posts: 118 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Edited by: hancock Jan 25, 08, 14:25 / #
thats a good idea. Krzysztof. I must get a themos and try again because i just love it.

Maślanka and Kefir, Serek śmietankowy and Śmetana - the difference?