Yogurt Culture: A Global Look at How to Make, Bake, Sip, and Chill the World's Creamiest, Healthiest Food

Yogurt Culture is a cookbook and guide that explores yogurt's uses across global cuisines. The book contains 115 recipes that move beyond typical breakfast and snack applications, pairing yogurt with meat, salt, and spices from around the world. Author Cheryl Sternman Rule provides step-by-step instructions for making yogurt, Greek yogurt, and labneh at home, though commercial yogurt can be substituted in all recipes. The book is organized into chapters including Flavor, Slurp, Dine, and Lick. Rule examines yogurt from multiple perspectives: how to read labels, visits to yogurt producers, and interviews with cooks from various regions. The book combines recipes with research, stories, interviews, and photographs to offer a comprehensive look at yogurt as a versatile ingredient.