Qishta Explained

Qishta (ar|قِشْطَة|qišṭa, pronounced as /ar/), also known as kishta, kashta , ghishta, or ashta, is a dairy coagulated milk product prepared from heated fresh milk and consumed as a dessert.[1] [2] It is found in Southern Mediterranean cuisines, including Lebanese and Egyptian cuisines.[3] It is sometimes scented with orange flower water.[4] Ashta may be served with fruit, used to fill crêpes and pastries, or served with pistachios and sweet syrups.[5] [6] Qishta is "highly perishable" and, if improperly prepared or stored, may be a source of foodborne illness such as listeria.[7] [8] [9] It is similar to other heat-prepared dairy dishes such as kaymak and khoa.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Najib . Mustapha . Hallab . Mohamad Walid . Hallab . Karim . Hallab . Zaher . Delaplace . Guillaume . Hamze . Monzer . Chihib . Nour-Eddine . 2020-01-24 . Qishta—A Lebanese Heat Concentrated Dairy Product Characteristics and Production Procedures . Foods . en . 9 . 2 . 125 . 10.3390/foods9020125 . free . 2304-8158 . 7073747 . 31991542.
  2. Najib . Mustapha . Bray . Fabrice . Khelissa . Simon . Flament . Stephanie . Richard . Elodie . El Omari . Khaled . Rolando . Christian . Delaplace . Guillaume . Hamze . Monzer . Chihib . Nour-Eddine . 2022-01-01 . Effect of milk heat treatment on molecular interactions during the process of Qishta, a Lebanese dairy product . International Dairy Journal . 124 . 105150 . 10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105150 . 0958-6946.
  3. Mefleh . Marina . Darwish . Amira M. Galal . Mudgil . Priti . Maqsood . Sajid . Boukid . Fatma . December 2022 . Traditional Fermented Dairy Products in Southern Mediterranean Countries: From Tradition to Innovation . Fermentation . en . 8 . 12 . 743 . 10.3390/fermentation8120743 . free . 2311-5637.
  4. News: Kobeissi . Hoda . Atayef with ashta cream (sweet pancake stuffed with clotted cream . 3 December 2020 . SBS.
  5. Book: Choueiry, Ramzi . The Arabian Cookbook: Traditional Arab Cuisine with a Modern Twist . 2012-10-01 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-62087-747-0 . en.
  6. Web site: Fatimah . 2023-01-11 . Ashta, Middle Eastern Clotted Cream . 2024-09-16 . FalasteeniFoodie . en-US.
  7. Kassaify . Z. G. . Najjar . M. . Toufelli . I. . Malek . A. . 2010 . Microbiological and chemical profile of Lebanese qishta (heat-coagulated milk) . 2024-09-16 . Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = la Revue de Sante de la Mediterranee Orientale = Al-Majallah Al-Sihhiyah Li-Sharq Al-Mutawassit . 16 . 9 . 926–931 . 21218717 . en-gb.
  8. Hassan . Hussein F. . Kassaify . Zeina . 2014-03-01 . The risks associated with aflatoxins M1 occurrence in Lebanese dairy products . Food Control . 37 . 68–72 . 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.08.022 . 0956-7135.
  9. Harb, C., E. Mouannes, M. Bou Zeidan, A. M. Abdel Nour, and L. Hanna-Wakim. "Foodborne pathogens dilemma in the Mediterranean diet: Case of Lebanon." Journal of Food Processing and Technology 11, no. 10.35248 (2020): 2157-7110.
  10. Najib, Mustapha, Mohamad Walid Hallab, Karim Hallab, Zaher Hallab, Monzer Hamze, and N. Chihib. "Thermal processing of milk as a main tool in the production of Qishta, Khoa and Kajmak." Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences Com 11, no. 2 (2020): 294-309.

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