馬佐（亞美尼亞語：մածուն）亦稱馬特松尼（喬治亞語：მაწონი）是一種原產於亞美尼亞的發酵乳產品，[1][2][3]分布於亞美尼亞[4]和喬治亞。[5][6][7]在日本流通和商業化，所謂「裏海優格」有時被認為與馬佐是同一類型的優格，[6]但通過微生物群和黏稠度比較後發現兩者完全不同。[8]
Kirk, Lawrence Eldred. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1948: 12. Matzoon or mazun, originating in Armenia. A lactobacillus (L. mazun), a streptococcus, a spore-producing bacillus and a sugar- fermenting yeast are responsible for the fermentation of this product.
Joseph A. Kurmann, Jeremija Lj Rašić, Manfred Kroger. Encyclopedia of fermented fresh milk products: an international inventory of fermented milk, cream, buttermilk, whey, and related products. Springer. 1992: 212. ISBN 978-0-442-00869-7. Matzoon (En); mazun (Fr, De); matsun, matsoni, maconi. Short Description: Of Armenian origin; Georgia, Caucasus (USSR); traditional product; the milk of ewes, goats, buffalo, or cows or mixtures thereof; yoghurtlike product traditionally made from boiled milk and an undefined starter culture; firm consistency and acidic flavor. Microbiology: Traditional product made with undefined starter culture consisting of thermophilic and mesophilic lactic streptococci and thermophilic lactobacilli, and often with yeasts. Starter culture with defined microflora: proposed Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus.
Matzoon, mat-soon. The Encyclopedia Americana 18. Americana Corp: 446. 1977. ISBN 978-0-7172-0108-2. "a milk food used in Armenia; prepared by exposing milk in open vessels to a heat of 90°F., and when coagulation takes place the curd is broken up by a churning process and salt is added".
Byers, Branden. The Everyday Fermentation Handbook: A Real-Life Guide to Fermenting Food. 2014: 66. Matsoni, also known as Caspian Sea yogurt, this mesophilic yogurt comes from the region now known as Georgia
Kenji Uchida, Tadasu Urashima, Nino Chaniashvili, Ikiti Arai, Hidemasa Motoshima. Major microbiota of lactic acid bacteria from Matsoni, a traditional Georgian fermented milk. Animal Science Journal. 2007, 78: 85. doi:10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00409.x.
