How was the first yogurt made?

Question

I went on a spiral of homemade yogurt videos. But what I noticed was the common step in all of these videos is to add a dollop of existing yogurt to inoculate the new one. But how was the original yogurt made? Please explain. Thank you!

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Answer 1

Turkish markets used to sell milk out of bowls kept outside. They would simply add more and more milk to it and sell the thickened product.