Because it is refreshing, portable and nutritious, yogurt has nourished travelers during long journeys throughout history.
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According to legend, yogurt was discovered in the 12th century when angry townspeople in Turkey filled the gourd of a horseback messenger riding to Genghis Khan, the Mogul emperor, with milk instead of water.According to historians, rather than spoiling the gourd's contents, the heat of the desert and the galloping motion of the horse worked together to activate the milk and turn it into yogurt.