Kefir is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. It is prepared by inoculating the milk of cows, goats
Plain milk kefir being poured
Homemade kefir and kvass served alongside kolach and korovai
Kefir grains, a matrix of bacteria and yeasts
Milk is usually a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest solid food. Milk contain
A glass of cow milk
Cows in a rotary milking parlor
Breastfeeding to provide a mother's milk
A goat kid feeding on its mother's milk