Qishta
{{short description|Dairy coagulated milk product}}
Qishta ({{langx|ar|قِشْطَة|qišṭa}}, {{IPA|ar|qiʃ.tˤa|pron}}), also known as kishta, kashta , ghishta, or eshta, is a dairy coagulated milk product prepared from heated fresh milk used in different dishes and consumed as a dessert.{{Cite journal |last1=Najib |first1=Mustapha |last2=Hallab |first2=Mohamad Walid |last3=Hallab |first3=Karim |last4=Hallab |first4=Zaher |last5=Delaplace |first5=Guillaume |last6=Hamze |first6=Monzer |last7=Chihib |first7=Nour-Eddine |date=2020-01-24 |title=Qishta—A Lebanese Heat Concentrated Dairy Product Characteristics and Production Procedures |journal=Foods |language=en |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=125 |doi=10.3390/foods9020125 |doi-access=free |issn=2304-8158 |pmc=7073747 |pmid=31991542}}{{Cite journal |last1=Najib |first1=Mustapha |last2=Bray |first2=Fabrice |last3=Khelissa |first3=Simon |last4=Flament |first4=Stephanie |last5=Richard |first5=Elodie |last6=El Omari |first6=Khaled |last7=Rolando |first7=Christian |last8=Delaplace |first8=Guillaume |last9=Hamze |first9=Monzer |last10=Chihib |first10=Nour-Eddine |date=2022-01-01 |title=Effect of milk heat treatment on molecular interactions during the process of Qishta, a Lebanese dairy product |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0958694621001783 |journal=International Dairy Journal |volume=124 |pages=105150 |doi=10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105150 |issn=0958-6946}} It is found in Southern Mediterranean cuisines, including Levantine and Egyptian cuisines.{{Cite journal |last1=Mefleh |first1=Marina |last2=Darwish |first2=Amira M. Galal |last3=Mudgil |first3=Priti |last4=Maqsood |first4=Sajid |last5=Boukid |first5=Fatma |date=December 2022 |title=Traditional Fermented Dairy Products in Southern Mediterranean Countries: From Tradition to Innovation |journal=Fermentation |language=en |volume=8 |issue=12 |pages=743 |doi=10.3390/fermentation8120743 |doi-access=free |issn=2311-5637}} It is sometimes scented with orange flower water.{{cite news |last=Kobeissi |first=Hoda |title=Atayef with ashta cream (sweet pancake stuffed with clotted cream |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/atayef-ashta-cream-sweet-pancake-stuffed-clotted-cream |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=SBS}} Qishta may be served with fruit, used to fill crêpes and pastries, or served with pistachios and sweet syrups.{{Cite book |last=Choueiry |first=Ramzi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lGb6SXklY6YC&q=Ashta+&pg=PT280 |title=The Arabian Cookbook: Traditional Arab Cuisine with a Modern Twist |date=2012-10-01 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-62087-747-0 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fatimah |date=2023-01-11 |title=Ashta, Middle Eastern Clotted Cream |url=https://falasteenifoodie.com/ashta-middle-eastern-clotted-cream/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=FalasteeniFoodie |language=en-US}} Qishta is "highly perishable" and, if improperly prepared or stored, may be a source of foodborne illness such as listeria.{{Cite journal |last1=Kassaify |first1=Z. G. |last2=Najjar |first2=M. |last3=Toufelli |first3=I. |last4=Malek |first4=A. |date=2010 |title=Microbiological and chemical profile of Lebanese qishta (heat-coagulated milk) |url=https://www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-16-2010/volume-16-issue-9/article-02.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |journal=Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |volume=16 |issue=9 |pages=926–931 |doi=10.26719/2010.16.9.926 |pmid=21218717 |language=en-gb}}{{Cite journal |last1=Hassan |first1=Hussein F. |last2=Kassaify |first2=Zeina |date=2014-03-01 |title=The risks associated with aflatoxins M1 occurrence in Lebanese dairy products |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956713513004143 |journal=Food Control |volume=37 |pages=68–72 |doi=10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.08.022 |issn=0956-7135|url-access=subscription }} It is similar to other heat-prepared dairy dishes such as kaymak and khoa.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
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