Source: Atlas Obscura
To the uninitiated, kurt doesn’t exactly look like cheese. But these small, hard white balls are actually pocket-sized dairy snacks that have been enjoyed by Central Asian herders since the Middle Ages.
Along with kumis, a beverage made from fermented mare’s milk, and airan, a diluted yogurt drink, kurt is one of many fermented dairy products that nomadic herders developed for long seasons on the road.
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