The dairy product ‘Skyr’ originated in which country?
Skyr the milk solids retained. According to many Icelanders and Icelandic skyr producers, the milk for skyr should be made by Icelandic cows and the skyr itself produced in Iceland using the original skyr cultures. Skyr, however, is also made in various other countries. The cows in Iceland are supposed to produce milk with five times more omega-3 fatty acids than milk from any other Nordic country according to MS Iceland Dairies. Skyr Skyr (, ) is an Icelandic cultured dairy product. It has the consistency of strained yogurt, but a milder flavor. Skyr is technically classified as cheese, although widely
Ymer (dairy product) Ymer (dairy product) Ymer is a Danish soured milk product which has been known since 1930. It is made by fermenting whole milk with the bacterial culture "Lactococcus lactis". When producing fermented milk products such as yogurt, ymer, filmjölk, skyr, qvark and A-38, and also when producing cheese, one can add lactic acid bacteria which convert milk sugar in the milk into lactic acid and other substances. Acidity makes the milk thicker, gives it a tart flavor, and increases the shelf life by several days. Ymer is named after the primordial being Ymir in Norse mythology. In 1937, dairy farmer