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Slavic sheep milk whey drink
Žinčica (in
Slovak ), Žinčice (in
Czech ), Żętyca (in
Polish ),
[1] Жентиця (Žentyća ) (in
Ukrainian ), or Zyntyca ( in
Goralic ) is a drink made of
sheep milk
whey similar to
kefir consumed mostly in Slovakia and Poland.
[2] It is a
by-product in the process of making
bryndza cheese.
[2]
Žinčica is fermented by the following
Lactic acid bacteria :
Lactobacillus casei ,
Lactobacillus plantarum ,
Lactococcus lactis and
Leuconostoc mesenteroides .
[2]
Traditionally, this drink is served in a črpák , a wooden cup with a pastoral scene carved into the handle.
[3]
[4]
Bryndzové halušky is typically served with žinčica.
[5]
The origin of the word is the
Romanian jintiță , the drink being carried by
Vlach shepherds instead of water.[
citation needed ]
See also
References
^
"Żentyca" (in Polish).
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland . 6 October 2005. Archived from
the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2009 .
^
a
b
c Kurmann, Joseph A.; Jeremija Lj Rašić; Kroger, Manfred (1992).
"Žinčica" . Encyclopedia of Fermented Fresh Milk Products: An International Inventory of Fermented Milk, Cream, Buttermilk, Whey, and Related Products .
New York City : Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 322–323.
ISBN
0-442-00869-4 .
OCLC
24469241 . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .
^ Belko, Tomáš.
"Mountain sheep farming (Salašníctvo)" . Slovenskej agentúry pre cestovný ruch. Retrieved 2 March 2009 .
^
"Črpáky" (in Slovak). 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2009 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Bedford, Neal; Rawson, Jane; Warren, Matt (2004). Lonely Planet Czech & Slovak Republics .
Hawthorn, Victoria :
Lonely Planet . p.
62 .
ISBN
1-74104-046-9 .
OCLC
55129941 .