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Is "Ayran" a brand name? If so, that should be stated in the article. If not, then it shouldn't be capitalized. —Michael Z. 2005-05-12 04:38 Z

not a brand name -- ZZyXx 21:28, 2005 May 12 (UTC)

Could you maybe explain the difference between Ayran and similar drinks, such as laban, koumiss, kefir and the like? --Iustinus 30 June 2005 06:49 (UTC)

i can't tell the differences for sure because i have drunk only ayran, but from what i've heard kumis is usually made of horse's milk. it is being left to fermentate without adding anything to the milk. the ready drink is slightly alcoholic. while ayran is made of alredy fermentated milk (usually bulgarian yogurt-it is pasteurized and then it fermentates because of the adition of the special bacterias it contents-this is usually made by adding a small amuont of ready yogurt to the warm milk) mixed with water. it is not alcoholic at all. something more - in bulgaria and turkey it is known to be the best drink to cure hangover -- Uf4ica 22 October 2005 16:59 (UTC)

Is ayran also available with mint in Turkey? I seem to remember having drunk something of the sort. Palmiro | Talk 23:17, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

i have no idea, i have never been in Turkey. Maybe someone who is from Turkey will tell us. It would be interesting for me too to find out --Uf4ica

No ayran is just yogurt with water & salt. If you put mint in it (preferably also garlic and cucumber) it then becomes cacik :)

Nah, cacik is thicker, not fluid like ayran, if my memory doesn't deceive me. I have drunk ayran with dried and crushed mint in the 'TRNC' by accident and it was called 'ayran.' I suggest we agree on removing the citations needed. :)--Paffka 20:51, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cacik is thicker but should still be fluid. Of course, the amount of water you put in it varies with your taste. I've never drunk ayran with mint, but it is common to drink cacik with dried mint leaves. Maybe there are local variations though, like in Cyprus. Filanca 10:05, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed

(Bulgarian: мътеница, literally dreggy or roily liquid)

to

(Bulgarian: мътеница, literally dreggy or oily liquid)

as "roily" isn't a word I'm aware of, neither is "dreggy" for that matter, but it conjures up images of dredging so it might be appropriate. - FrancisTyers 14:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What makes Ayran Turkish? It is drank throughout the near east... If its origin is written to be Turkish in a good source, fine, if not then the yogurt and water drink, no matter the name, is not Turkish. The same drink is sold throughout California as Tahn, the Armenian name. --RaffiKojian 13:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yes the ayran is not turkish for sure - there is ayran in India too and they call it the same way - the name and the drink prolly comes from India and is very old or should I call it ancient.

The Wikipedia articles say that they are different, Tahn redirects to Doogh. Please see Doogh and Lassi. If what is in Armenia is Tahn, then we should delete Armenian references here.