Kumis
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Kumis, alternatively spelled coumis or kumyz, also known as airag, is a traditional fermented dairy product made from mare milk. The drink is important to the peoples of the Central and East Asian ste
A bottle and glass of kumis
A mare being milked in the Suusamyr Valley, Kyrgyzstan
A glass of homemade Mongolian airag, prepared in the blue plastic barrel in the background
Kumis-flavored ice cream at a restaurant in Astana, Kazakhstan
Kefir
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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
Kumis
…Kumis was also historically consumed by the Magyars as well as the Khitans, Jurchens, and Han of northern China. Kumis is a dairy product similar to kefir, but is produced from a liquid starter culture, in contrast to the solid kefir "grains". Because mare's milk contains more sugars than cow's or goat's…
Plain milk kefir being poured
Homemade kefir and kvass served alongside kolach and korovai
Kefir grains, a matrix of bacteria and yeasts
90 grams of kefir grains