Koomis, Fermented Horse Milk from Kazakhstan

I am including this as a curiosity. Even most Kazakhs don't drink this very much any more, little wonder. It has to be the most awful alcoholic beverage on the face of the Earth. Still, if you're a glutton for punishment, desperate for a totally new experience or looking for a new way to prove your machismo, then give it a try. It is also found in Mongolia. Show more

Ready In: 20 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 2  liters  mare's milk
  • 14 cup  horse  fat
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Directions

  1. Pour milk into a goat-skin bag. Add horse fat and fermenting agent. Leave in at room temperature, stirring once a day, for six weeks.
  2. Serve chilled. Better yet, don't serve it.

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