Nowadays when we go to the supermarkets, we can easily find a variety of dairy food. Yoghourt is one popular kind. It is well received by the public for many reasons. Yoghourt is a nutritious kind of dairy products, especially containing vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. And drinking yoghourt is a traditional habit of many nations. 

Yoghourt has a long history. As early as 3000 years ago, people in ancient Turkey had already made and drunk yoghourt. The production of yoghourt was by accident. At that time, goats’ milk was put in the open air. For some days, it would go bad due to bacteria. Once the microzyme came into the milk and the milk began to taste sweet. People found it taste good and started to boil the milk and fermented it. This is the original story of yoghourt. Dictionaries and books at that time recorded the word “yoghourt” and the method of making it.

The first story about yoghourt in Europe was from France. It was written on the clinic records. A man called Francis suffered from severe diarrhea. The doctors had no idea and then a foreign doctor cured him with yoghourt. Many countries have alleged that they were the inventors of yoghourt. So far, no one can prove that he was the first. Maybe yoghourt was discovered during the same time in many places.

During 2000 B.C., ancient Greeks also mastered the techniques of making yoghourt. The milk they used was at first goats’ milk. Later, the techniques were introduced to other European countries.

Not until the 20th century had yoghourt come into the market of Asian countries, East European countries, and the Middle East. In the early 20th century, a Russian scientist made research on why Bulgarians lived longer than people in other countries. The investigation revealed that these Bulgarians were fond of yoghourt. His research also discovered lactobacillus. Based on this research, a Spanish businessman especially opened a factory to produce yoghourt. During the First World War, it was put in the drug stores. It did not sell well. During the Second World War, this man established another factory in America and put yoghourt in coffee shops. He made many advertisements and soon yoghourt was welcomed by Americans and then people around the world. In 1979, Japanese people invented yoghourt powders. By adding adequate water, people could immediately make themselves a cup of delicious yoghourt. He named his factory “Danone”, which is now a very famous brand in the world. Someone said yoghourt could function better when adding some jams to it. So a company in Prague did it and got the patent. This kind of yoghourt was introduced into America by Danone in 1947.