A soured low-fat cream (12% butterfat) originating in Russia and Eastern Europe, now made in the west from a mixture of skimmed milk and single cream. The original Russian version was made by mixing sweet double cream and sour cream and had a much higher fat content than nowdays

Smetana is a dairy product in Central and Eastern Europe, a variety of sour cream similar to crème fraîche, much heavier than the Western European variety.

Czech composer (1824-1884)