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High cholesterol? Try yak meat

This article from the Hindustan Times that highlights the health benefits of yak meat. In our experience the milk has no “off smell”. I suspect that has a great deal to do with the animals diet as we have made great cheese and yogurt from yaks rich milk.

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Brief Story from NYT about The Himalayan Yak restaurant

It seems that even in NewYork the best place to get yak is Colorado. I think his description of yak meat is accurate. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/nyregion/28entry.html

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Yak Cheese Helping Tibetan Nomads

Western China’s most abundant resource, the humble yak, are now helping Tibetan nomads.
Farmed in the region for centuries, the yak has been a traditional source of sustenance.
But now, Yaks are also providing luxury fibres and gourmet cheese to some of the world’s leading fashion houses and hotels.
They’re apart of social enterprises – businesses which aim to achieve social, environmental and financial goals.
Check out the link and the video.

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Good Friends and Yaks

Hey anyone/everyone that loves Yaks. I really have no idea of what to blog about. I can tell you that in the grunge of a recession and mire of my business reality, yaks continue to lead me in the right direction. My family had the opportunity to take “a road like Black Bear Road” last [...]

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Interview – Milking a Yak

An interesting video demonstrating the milking of a yak. Seems a bit of a roadside attraction but yurt is cool!

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