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Kumis (Fermented Mare's Milk)

↳ from Steppe, Kazakhstan

A lightly sparkling, sour, low-alcohol drink of fermented mare's milk, the steppe's traditional drink.

History

Steppe nomads have drunk kumis for thousands of years. Greek historian Herodotus wrote about the Scythians' mare's milk drink.

Ingredients

  • Mare's milk
  • Wild yeast and bacteria

How it's made

  1. Milk mares several times a day
  2. Pour into a leather bag or wooden vessel
  3. Stir regularly
  4. Ferment for a day or more
  5. Serve cold in bowls

For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

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