Abstract

Lebeni is a traditional food made from yogurt and yarma (processed wheat), consumed as appetizer or soup. It is a nutritious meal for digestible protein, calcium and phosphor, which constitute very important source to prevent osteoperosis. In case of preparing cold, lactic acid bacteria may be introduced via lebeni. In this research lebeni samples were prepared from cow’s milk and sheep milk yogurt, they were served as hot or cold. Into hot served lebeni samples egg was added to improve its structure. The lebeni samples were generally liked by tasters, however, those samples made from cows’ milk and served as cold were most preferred.

Key words: Traditional foods, lebeni, yogurt, cereal, yarma.