Eishta

Thick Cream or Middle Eastern Clotted Cream

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

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Method

The rich gamoussa (buffaloes’ milk) in the Middle East yields, when it is boiled, a thick cream which can be cut with a knife. Every family collects layers of this cream whenever the milk is boiled, to eat with honey or jam