Region Country/island or region of origin Traditional name of the yogurt or yogurt-like
product
Europe Turkey Jugurt/eyra/ayran
Balkans Kisselmleka/naja/yaourt
Balkan mountains Urgotnic
Greece Yiaourti
Italy Cieddu
Sicily Mezzoradu
Sardinia Gioddu
Hungary Tarho/taho
Finland Viili
Scandinavia Filmjolk/fillbunke/filbunk/surmelk/taettem
Iceland Skyr
Yugoslavia Gruzoviz
Portugal Iogurte
Eurasia Russia Donskaya/varenetes/kurugna/ryzhenka/guslyanka
Turkestan Busa
Transcaucasia (South Caucasian state was
once extended across the modern-day
countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
Georgia)
Katyk
Armenia Mazun/matzoon,matsun, matsoni, madzoon
Middle East and Asia Lebanon and some Arab countries Leban/laban
Egypt and Sudan Zabady/zabade
Iran and Afghanistan Mast/dough/doogh
Iraq Roba/rob
India Dahi/dadhi/dahee
Mongolia Tarag
Nepal Shosim/sho/thara