luckymom Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Yogurt. I love it. I've spent a decade consuming huge amount of Greek-style yogurt. But, now, I have discovered Siggy's and have changed my loyalties. It's creamy, smooth, rich, and low sugar/carb. The 4% vanilla is my favorite, followed by fig with lemon zest. I want to know what makes Icelandic yogurt, Icelandic. How is it made differently than Greek yogurt to get that consistency? I also want to know if there's a way I can make it at home. Anyone know? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 http://julesfood.blogspot.com/2011/04/skyrhomemade-icelandic-yogurt.html No clue myself. I always love hearing about "new" foods though. I notice our store now has Australian yogurt. Because ya know the 500 brands of yogurt sold in the store is not enough. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I really like Skyr too. I like how it is much more cream cheesy than yogurt is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I wonder if I could find the 4%. Where do you find it OP? I refuse to eat fat free yogurt. YUCK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymom Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) I wonder if I could find the 4%. Where do you find it OP? I refuse to eat fat free yogurt. YUCK Edited June 9, 2016 by luckymom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymom Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Whole Foods for Siggy's. (My internet is acting up - sorry for the strange posting) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I wonder if I could find the 4%. Where do you find it OP? I refuse to eat fat free yogurt. YUCK I find it at my local organic-food market, but Safeway also has Siggi's. I love it, too! He (Siggi Hilmarsson) was mentioned in this NYT article recently – in particular, about how his whole-fat yogurt is selling briskly. :) FAQs from his website about what Icelandic skyr is; not sure how it differs from Greek yogurt. He started out making skyr in his NY kitchen, using his mother's recipe, so I imagine it's doable. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Skyr should have rennet in it which is the biggest difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I find it at my local organic-food market, but Safeway also has Siggi's. I love it, too! He (Siggi Hilmarsson) was mentioned in this NYT article recently – in particular, about how his whole-fat yogurt is selling briskly. :) FAQs from his website about what Icelandic skyr is; not sure how it differs from Greek yogurt. He started out making skyr in his NY kitchen, using his mother's recipe, so I imagine it's doable. ;) Never heard of Safeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 This is interesting to me. I have a love/ hate relationship with yogurt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) Never heard of Safeway. Ha! Second-largest grocery store chain in the U.S., but I guess it doesn't have much of a presence in the East. It even had a branch in the UK for a while ... ;) ETA: Huh ... learn something every day! Safeway has (or had) branches in the UK, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and the Middle East. But yeah, it's weird -- whenever I'm in L.A. (technically in the same state as me), I do not recognize a single grocery store. Except Whole Foods. ETA again: Another funny – Safeway was mentioned today in a book I'm reading ("I'll Never Be French"). It'll come up, now that you've heard of it. :) Edited June 10, 2016 by Laura in CA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I make my own yogurt at home and recently had to buy a new starter. The only plain small container I could find at the store I went to was Siggi's Skyr, so I bought it and used it to make my own. I cannot tell that my finished product is any different than the yogurt I usually make so it might be in the post-culture processing....similar to Greek yogurt. That said, I do find I quite tasty. I was in Iceland a few weeks ago and very much enjoyed sampling different skyrs. They are not as thick as the Siggi brand found here. But very yummy. I normally cannot stand flavored yogurt here in the U.S. because it is so so SO sweet. The flavored skyr in Iceland is flavorful and just a tad sweet. So good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 http://julesfood.blogspot.com/2011/04/skyrhomemade-icelandic-yogurt.html No clue myself. I always love hearing about "new" foods though. I notice our store now has Australian yogurt. Because ya know the 500 brands of yogurt sold in the store is not enough. LOL Do you know what the brand is? Just purely or of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmmIbrahim Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you know what the brand is? Just purely or of curiosity. I'm guessing she's referring to Wallaby yogurt, an "Australian style" yogurt generally available here in the states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymom Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I want to make it at home and reduce plastic containers. Do you buy the live biotics at WF or somewhere else to make yogurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 That's my favorite too. No clue how to make it but so very yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I want to make it at home and reduce plastic containers. Do you buy the live biotics at WF or somewhere else to make yogurt? Lot of people use yogurt they buy to get it started. You can buy cultures. I once bought some on-line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you know what the brand is? Just purely or of curiosity. It was Australian style (not imported) called Yulu. It was discontinued apparently. There is another one called Noosa. It's made in the US, but is Australian style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 This is interesting to me. I have a love/ hate relationship with yogurt. Same here. I like yogurt, but find many of them way too sweet. And I cannot stand lowfat or nonfat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I notice our store now has Australian yogurt. Because ya know the 500 brands of yogurt sold in the store is not enough. LOL Eh? What does that mean? Does it have wattle seed in it or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) I was researching how to make this becasue I was intrigued seems the icelandic one is really a cheese. Edited June 10, 2016 by kewb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Low carb? Really? Off to see if my stores carry it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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