airag

E551883

Airag is a traditional Mongolian fermented mare’s milk drink, mildly alcoholic and sour, commonly consumed during cultural events and daily life on the steppe.

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airag canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongolian cuisine ⓘ
fermented dairy product ⓘ
traditional beverage ⓘ
alcoholByVolume about 2% ⓘ
associatedWith Mongolian hospitality ⓘ
Mongolian nomadic culture ⓘ
carbonation lightly sparkling ⓘ
category alcoholic drink with low alcohol content ⓘ
fermented milk drink ⓘ
color milky white ⓘ
consumedBy nomadic herders ⓘ
consumedDuring cultural events ⓘ
daily life ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
consumedIn Inner Mongolia ⓘ
Mongolian steppe ⓘ
contains carbon dioxide ⓘ
ethanol ⓘ
lactic acid ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mongolia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important in Mongolian celebrations ⓘ
symbol of hospitality ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Mongols ⓘ
linked to: Mongol
fermentingMicroorganisms lactic acid bacteria ⓘ
yeasts ⓘ
geographicAssociation Central Asia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName airag (Mongolia) ⓘ
ayrag ⓘ
fermented mare’s milk ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Mongol Empire ⓘ
historicallyConsumedBy Mongol warriors ⓘ
isFermented true ⓘ
mainIngredient mare’s milk ⓘ
nutritionalRole source of calories for herders ⓘ
source of vitamins and minerals ⓘ
productionMethod continuous churning in a container ⓘ
fermentation of mare’s milk with starter culture ⓘ
regionallySimilarTo kumis ⓘ
servedTo guests ⓘ
servingTemperature cool ⓘ
taste slightly alcoholic ⓘ
sour ⓘ
traditionalContainer khukhuur (leather bag) ⓘ
wooden barrel ⓘ
typicalAlcoholRange 0.7–2.5% ABV ⓘ
usedFor refreshment in summer ⓘ
ritual offerings in some Mongolian practices ⓘ

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