kefir

American  

[kuh-feer] / kəˈfɪər /

Middle Eastern Cooking.

1. a tart-tasting drink originally of the Caucasus, made from cow's or sometimes goat's milk to which the bacteria Streptococcus and Lactobacillus have been added.

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Etymology

Origin of kefir

First recorded in 1880–85; from Russian kefír, apparently from a Caucasian language; compare Ossetic kʾæpy, kʾæpu “kefir,” Mingrelian kipuri “milk curdled in an animal skin”

Example Sentences

The researchers found no association between dementia and consumption of low-fat cheese, low-fat cream, high- or low-fat milk, butter or fermented milk, which includes yogurt, kefir and buttermilk.

From Science Daily

When researchers at Stanford put people on a diet high in a range of fermented foods like yogurt, kefir and kimchi, their microbiomes became more diverse and the levels of certain inflammation markers decreased, according to a small study published in 2021 in the journal Cell.

From The Wall Street Journal

I take one thing at the farmers market very seriously, which is the kefir yogurt.

From Los Angeles Times

I keep kefir around because I don’t like dealing with hotel breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times

But at the age of 27, Bowen rode his 1,000th winner this week, reaching the landmark on Kefir d'Oudairies at Fakenham.

From BBC