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kumis

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Also known as Koumiss, kumys

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 steppes, of Turkic and Mongolic origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and Yakuts. Kumis was historically consumed by the Khitans, Jurchens, Magyars, and Han Chinese of North China as well.

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Kumis, also referred to as Kymyz, is a traditional beverage with an inception date of 1300. It is associated with the traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs, a practice recognized by UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The subject is documented in a Commons category titled "Kymyz" and has been the subject of twelve PubMed entries.

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Key facts

Food.name
Kumis
Food.image
Kumys-bottle.jpg
Food.image_size
240
Food.caption
A bottle and glass of kumis
Food.type
Dairy product
Food.main_ingredient
Mare milk

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Research

12 papers

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Described at

Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
drink
Has part
mare milk
Country of origin
Kyrgyzstan
Image
Kumys-bottle.jpg
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Commons category
Kymyz
described at URL
ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01172
intangible cultural heritage status
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
fabrication method
fermentation
native label
Қымыз
inception
1300-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Terminology and etymology
  • Production
  • Milking
  • Fermentation
  • History
  • Consumption
  • Cultural role
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

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 steppes, of Turkic and Mongolic origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and Yakuts. Kumis was historically consumed by the Khitans, Jurchens, Magyars, and Han Chinese of North China as well.

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 milk, when fermented, kumis has a higher, though still mild, alcohol content compared to kefir.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “kumis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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