Kumis
FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCT TRADITIONALLY MADE OF MARE'S MILK
Kymys; Kumys; Kumyss; Koumiss; Mongolian mare milk; Milk champagne; Kymyz; Kımız; Kimiz; Kumiss
Kumis (also spelled kumiss or koumiss or kumys, see other transliterations and cognate words below under terminology and etymology – , qymyz) , ääryg) is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare milk or donkey milk. The drink remains important to the peoples of the Central Asian steppes, of Turkic and Mongol origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and Yakuts.