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{{short description|Food or beverage of fermented milk}}{{Infobox food|name=Leben|image=Lben 1.jpg|image_size=235px|caption=A jar of Leben.|course=Breakfast, Lunch|region=Middle East, Northern Africa|served=Cold|cookbook=Cookbook:Leben (Middle Eastern Sour Milk)|main_ingredient=Milk, Yogurt, Half & Half}}
{{short description|Food or beverage of fermented milk}}
The term '''Leben''', variously '''laban''', '''liben, lben''' {{IPAc-en|audio=Leben American English Pronunciation.ogg|attribution=listen}} ({{lang-ar|لبن}}) in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]],<ref>FAO corporate document repository, "The technology of traditional milk products in developing countries", "[http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0251e/T0251E14.htm]"</ref> refers to a food or beverage of fermented milk. Generally, there are two main products known as ''leben'': in the [[Levant]] region and parts of [[Arabia]], [[yogurt]]; and in Arabia and North Africa (Maghreb), [[buttermilk]]. Leben can be served at breakfast, lunch or dinner. <ref>{{Cite web|last=NPSelection|date=2018-05-03|title=Fermented Milk Products from All Over the World. Leben and Kishk|url=https://www.yogurtathome.com/single-post/2018/05/03/fermented-milk-products-from-all-over-the-world-leben-and-kishk|access-date=2020-11-10|website=natprosel|language=en}}</ref>


The term '''Leben''', variously '''laban''', '''liben, lben''' {{IPAc-en|audio=Leben American English Pronunciation.ogg|attribution=listen}} ({{lang-ar|لبن}}) in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]],<ref>FAO corporate document repository, "The technology of traditional milk products in developing countries", "[http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0251e/T0251E14.htm]"</ref> refers to a food or beverage of fermented milk. Generally, there are two main products known as ''leben'': in the [[Levant]] region and parts of [[Arabia]], [[yogurt]]; and in Arabia and North Africa (Maghreb), [[buttermilk]]. Leben can be served at breakfast, lunch or dinner. <ref>{{Cite web|last=NPSelection|date=2018-05-03|title=Fermented Milk Products from All Over the World. Leben and Kishk|url=https://www.yogurtathome.com/single-post/2018/05/03/fermented-milk-products-from-all-over-the-world-leben-and-kishk|access-date=2020-11-10|website=natprosel|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Lben 1.jpg|thumb|Traditional leben]]


==Buttermilk variant==
==Buttermilk variant`==
Leben as a drink is traditionally prepared by letting milk ferment for around 24 hours, then [[Churning (butter)|churning]] and removing the butter. The remaining [[buttermilk]] can keep for several days at room temperature. In modern times, it is produced industrially.
Leben as a drink is traditionally prepared by letting milk ferment for around 24 hours, then [[Churning (butter)|churning]] and removing the butter. The remaining [[buttermilk]] can keep for several days at room temperature. In modern times, it is produced industrially.



Revision as of 06:48, 23 June 2022

Leben
A jar of Leben.
CourseBreakfast, Lunch
Region or stateMiddle East, Northern Africa
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsMilk, Yogurt, Half & Half

The term Leben, variously laban, liben, lben // (Template:Lang-ar) in the Middle East and North Africa,[1] refers to a food or beverage of fermented milk. Generally, there are two main products known as leben: in the Levant region and parts of Arabia, yogurt; and in Arabia and North Africa (Maghreb), buttermilk. Leben can be served at breakfast, lunch or dinner. [2]

Buttermilk variant`

Leben as a drink is traditionally prepared by letting milk ferment for around 24 hours, then churning and removing the butter. The remaining buttermilk can keep for several days at room temperature. In modern times, it is produced industrially.

Yogurt variant

Leben in parts of the Middle East is traditionally prepared by boiling milk, usually whole milk, then adding yogurt (or previously made, left over/store-bought leben), and then cooled overnight.

See also

Similar beverages:

References

  1. ^ FAO corporate document repository, "The technology of traditional milk products in developing countries", "[1]"
  2. ^ NPSelection (2018-05-03). "Fermented Milk Products from All Over the World. Leben and Kishk". natprosel. Retrieved 2020-11-10.