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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!

Yak Butter from Textures of Seoul

It was by chance that I tasted yak butter, and it was not because I became so comfortable as to walk up and milk one of the roaming lady yaks myself, closing my winnings into a glass jar and shaking it forever and a day. We had gone horseback riding–this was included in our tour package–and the horse herder who guided us invited us back to his ger for tea. We met his two young boys, whose heads were clean shaven like their daddy’s and who, at a stature half of my own, handled our horses like they were puppies, and his wife served us cow’s milk tea, home baked bread (because that is all there is so far from town) and yak butter.

Yak Cheese Signature Stuffers! Pizza Hut and KFC are coming to Kathmandu

Nepal is one of the last countries in the world without an international fast-food chain, but that is about to change. Varun Beverages, a Nepali Pepsi bottler (owned 70% by The RJ Group, an Indian conglomerate) plans to open a Pizza Hut in Kathmandu this fall. A KFC is expected to follow. (That said, a Nepali Times article from August 2008 reported that Pizza Hut was scheduled to open before the end of last year.)

Chinese cities wake up to a new superfood: Yak Milk

Link to a video and article from the guardian.co.uk that shows how Tibetans really use the yak and how the Chinese are looking to grow the market for yak milk. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO LINK!

Our Experiment with Yak Cheese

We aren’t sure how to move forward with yak cheese but it is delicious! After making this batch with the help of our friend Shannon, the whole family was sold on the how great yak cheese is. Getting enough milk to provide anymore than personal consumption is going to be a challenge.
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