A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and home-made prostokvasha comes in different varieties: "varenets" (варене́ц), "ryazhenka" (ря́женка), katyk/qatıq (каты́к), etc.
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.