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Kymyz—Traditional Beverage of the Kyrgyz People
Description Kymyz, a traditional Kyrgyz beverage, is made of fermented mare’s milk. It was first prepared and used by the nomadic tribes of Central Asia and Mongolia. The earliest found traces of kymyz are from Neolithic period (some 5,500 years ago). Found in the valley of Suusamyr other relics were goatskin leather bags with traces of mare’s milk, indicating the presence of kymyz. Kymyz preparation was kept secret by nomads for centuries. The mare’s milk is stored in animal skins called chanach that were firstly cleaned and smoked over a fire with pine or other coniferous branches to give the drink its unique smell and taste.
Manage No VI00000060 Running Time 00:20:10
Country Kyrgyzstan
Videos Photographer Asel ISAEVA Year 2017
Place File Size 1,962
Definition File Format mp4
Copyright ICHCAP, National Commission of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan for UNESCO -
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National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO
https://en.unesco.org/countries/kyrgyzstan/information

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