Thursday, June 18, 2009

Recipe for kumis (Kyrgyz national drink)




If Gweneth Paltro can do it (ie, put recipes on her blog), then so can I. Here is the recipe for kumis, which is a favourite amongst our Kyrgyz brothers and sisters:


1. find a lactating horse
2. milk her and put milk in old leather bag/pouch (see second picture - this is one for tourists, but it should be old and smelly)
3. wait some time (unknown but I don't think it matters)
4. serve in an old bucket (see first picture)
5. enjoy the beer mixed with yoghurt taste of the results!
There are generally little browns bits floating on the top, but I don't know what these are.

Enjoy!