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[[File:Matsoni.jpg|thumb|Traditional jar of Matsoni (Georgia)]]
'''Matsoni''', '''matson''', '''matsoon''', ({{lang-ka|მაწონი}} ''mats'oni'', {{lang-ru|мацони}}, {{lang-hy|[[wikt:մածուն|մածուն]] ''maçun''}}) is a fermented milk product found in [[Caucasian cuisine]].

It is made with [[Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus]] and [[Streptococcus thermophilus]] [[lactic acid bacteria]]<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00409.x/abstract Kenji Uchidai, Tadasu Urashima, Nino Chaniashvili, Ikiti Arai, Hidemasa Motoshima. Major microbiota of lactic acid bacteria from Matsoni, a traditional Georgian fermented milk. Animal Science Journal, Vol. 78, Issue 1, pp. 85-91, February 2007]</ref>. It supposedly originated from ancient [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and later propagated to many neighbor countries, e.g. [[Armenia]].<ref>Goldstein, Darra: The Georgian Feast, s. 36, 51. University of California Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-520-21929-8.</ref>

Matsoni is made from cow's [[milk]] (mostly), goat's milk, sheep's milk, or a mix of them and a culture from previous productions.

In Japan, [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E6%B5%B7%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88 Caspian Sea Yogurt] カスピ海ヨーグルト is popular; [[soy milk]] is sometimes added to the milk
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/09/16/matsoni-the-counterculteral-yogurt/ Matsoni: The Countercultural Yogurt]
* [http://georgiantaste.blogspot.com/2007/12/matsoni-yoghurt-soup.html Delicious Georgian Cuisine – MATSONI /YOGHURT/ SOUP]
* [http://www.sella.co.nz/user/lenart Source of Caspian Sea yogurt in New Zealand]
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[[Category:Fermented beverages]]
[[Category:Georgian cuisine]]
[[Category:Armenian cuisine]]

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