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Making of Suun Khuruud (Oblong fritter)
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001146
    Country Mongolia
    ICH Domain Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe
    Address
    throughout Mongolia
    Year of Designation 1969
Description Mongolian people ferment clotted milk from cow, ewe and nanny goat and distil the milk-vodka. The cheese curds are separated from the whey in gauze sack. The separated cheese curds are called aarts. These cheese curds are squeezed in square and sliced into oblong flitters by wire and dried out on the rack. These are called as Suun khuruud (oblong fritters), and the can be kept for a long time. These are dainties not only for young people, but also for old people by their taste and nourishment.
Social and cultural significance As part of the traditional dairy making Suun Khuruud is produced by herders to be sold or used in everyday life.
Transmission method by apprenticeship training and participitation in the making of Suun khuruud
Community most of herders in the country
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National Center for Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia
http://www.ncch.gov.mn

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