A History of Fermented Dairy in Central Asia - From the steppe to space!

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers!

A brand new episode is out, and it's all about the long history of fermented dairy foodstuffs from the vast regions of Central Asia.

Fermented dairy products from Central Asia have been to space! Resilient and nutritious, and good for the bronze age and the space age, are truly interstellar travelers of our civilization!

We all know yoghurt and kefir but have you heard of kumis, chortan, gooroot?

For this reason I 've employed the expertise and knowledge of Dr Simi Rezai Ghassemi, to tell me all about the amazing, uknown, and life giving fermented dairy products of Central Asia countries, from Azerbaijan, to Iran, all the way to Mongolian steppe!

The 4000 year old mummified remains of a woman known as "The Beauty of Xiaohe" have fermented dairy (kefir? cheese?) as necklace. A seemingly unbroken tradition of drying and preserving dairy for the long harsh environments of Central Asia since time immemorial...So who indeed invented the first kefir? This side of Caucasus or the desserts of China?

All the above and much more on today's episode!

More about the mummies found in Tarim Basin:

https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/ancient-mummies-of-the-tarim-basin/

Find out more about Dr Simi below:

Web: https://simiskitchenblog.wordpress.com

Substack: https://srezaighassemi.substack.com

Intagram: https://www.instagram.com/simiskitchen/

Equinox: https://equinoxpub.com/projects/fermented-dairy-of-central-asia

From bookshop.org:

https://uk.bookshop.org/a/17049/9781800507029

Anyway enjoy our fascinating chat here!

Love,

Thom & The Delicious Legacy

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