Nomadic Dairy Products Mongolia: Mongolia’s traditional dairy products such as airag fermented mare’s milk byaslag cheese and aaruul dried curds are central to nomadic life. Made seasonally from livestock herds these foods provide essential nutrition and are deeply tied to rituals and hospitality. However urban migration climate change affecting pasturelands and the influx of processed foods are eroding this ancient food system. Young herders often abandon the nomadic lifestyle and the knowledge of fermentation and preservation is fading. Industrial dairy production cannot replicate the unique flavors and textures of these artisanal products. The loss of nomadic dairy traditions threatens Mongolia’s cultural identity and sustainable pastoral practices which have thrived for thousands of years in harmony with the steppe environment.
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