Leben

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Leben (milk product)

The term leben, variously laban, lben, labna, or labneh (Arabic: لبن‎, “milk," Hebrew: לבן‎), is used across the Arab World (Middle East and North Africa) and Israel to refer to a food or beverage of fermented milk. Generally, there are two main products known as leben: in the Levant region, strained (“Greek”) yogurt; and in North Africa (Maghreb), buttermilk. The practice of intentionally allowing milk to sour has been known since ancient times and practiced by many cultures.

Strained yogurt

Buttermilk drink

Leben as a drink is traditionally prepared by allowing milk to ferment for around 24 hours, then churning and removing the butter. The remaining buttermilk can keep for several days at room temperature. In modern times, it is produced industrially.

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Leben (surname)

Leben, and its variant Leban, is a surname with different origins. As a habitation surname, it is derived from the village of Leybourne: ancestors of the Leben surname lived in that village in ancient Anglo-Saxon England.

List of persons with the surname Leben

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Donato

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Donato, Piedmont

Donato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 750 and an area of 11.8 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi).

History

The name of Roman origin testifies to the antiquity of the settlement, in a strategic position for communications between Biella, the Canavese and the Valle d'Aosta. Around 1150 the bishop of Vercelli, Uguccione, bought this place for his church, along with the lands of Zumaglia, Netro and Verrua. Following Donato passed to Avogadro of Cerrione, which came into conflict with the church of Vercelli, in 1434 lost this estate, which was sold by a judgment of the Count of Savoy to the bishop of Vercelli, together with the castles of Cerrione, Mongiovetto, Ponderano, Quaregna, Valdengo, Villa and Zubiena. The Savoy then appointed lords of the Donato Perrone of San Martino and later accounts of the Donato de Rege of Tronzano. In 1706 the town was almost completely destroyed by the French.