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Beverage · Kazakhstan Recipe

Khumiss (Fermented Mare’s Milk)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Fresh mare’s milk
  • 1 wineskin of a camel, horse or goat
  • Ferment
  • Dried pieces of fat

Directions

  1. Pour the milk and the ferment in the animal wineskin. Keep it in a warm place for 24 hours.
  2. After 24 hours, thoroughly beat the mixture. Add dried pieces of fat to give the khummis its traditional flavor.
  3. Note: This drink is believed to have a number of healing properties.