Koumiss

Although kumys is not a particularly popular product among more of our population, in the East it is very valuable and used in considerable quantities. This fermented milk drink is produced mainly from mare milk, to which Bulgarian stick and yeast are added, as a result of which lactic acid and alcohol fermentation processes occur. Due to the generally strengthening properties of kumys, which is distinguished by whitish color, sour-sweet taste and slightly foamed consistency, it is recognized as a very valuable food.

Depending on the type of starter used, the conditions and the duration of the preparation, kumys can be completely different. So, there is a strong enough kumys, in which the alcohol content is increased, so it is able to intoxicate, introducing a person into an excited-khmel state. And this drink happens and, conversely, soothing and causing a person to sleep.

As you know, in accordance with the laws of Islam, Muslims are prohibited from consuming any alcoholic beverages. However, oddly enough, no taboo has been imposed on kumys in the Koran, so this product is the only drink that causes light intoxication among Muslims.

Composition of kumys

Interestingly, during fermentation, milk protein is transformed into easily digestible substances, while milk sugar in the composition of kumys becomes lactic acid, ethyl alcohol, carbon dioxide and a number of aromatic substances. All these elements endow kumys with high nutrition, light assimilability, pleasant taste and wonderful aroma.

On average, kumys contains from 0. 2 to

2. 5 percent ethyl alcohol, but it happens that this concentration reaches

4. 5% (in this case, we are talking about a strong natural drink exclusively of their mare's milk). There is also a Kazakh method of making especially strong kumys, which is called asau-kumys (the content of the alcohol base there reaches 40%).

Benefits of kumys

Traditional medicine claims the benefit of kumys as an excellent remedy for vitamin deficiency and exhaustion. It gives the body strength and vigor, as well as has a positive effect on the nervous system and puts in order the metabolism. No wonder in ancient times kumys bore the title "drink of heroes. "

In addition, the benefits of kumys for the gastrointestinal tract have been proven, due to the fact that with the regular use of this fermented milk drink, the secretory activity of the digestive organs will normalize. Kumysotherapy has a beneficial effect on the blood, increasing hemoglobin levels and improving the leukocyte formula. In addition, it has kumys and bactericidal properties: substances in its composition are able to secrete antibiotic elements that prevent the occurrence and have a therapeutic effect in tuberculosis and cardiovascular diseases.