Not everyone knows what koumiss is, but many love it. Koumiss is a mare’s milk that has undergone a fermentation procedure.
This drink is considered alcoholic, and the number of degrees in it can vary as desired.
Koumiss has a huge amount of useful properties.
This is a storehouse of all kinds of vitamins, minerals, fats and living bacteria. At the same time, our body assimilates the substances contained in koumiss by 95%.
Koumiss: from history to the present
Koumiss is known for more than five thousand years. Quite a long time for a drink. It is obtained by pickling mare's milk. Recently, goat or cow milk is often used, but the taste of this koumiss is different from the present. Due to the fact that the mares give a small amount of milk, they must be milked at a certain interval several times a day. Koumiss has a slightly sour-sweet taste, white with foam. Depending on what kind of yeast is used in the manufacture of koumiss, the alcohol content is also determined. The weakest koumiss contains 0.2 vol., And the strongest -4.5 vol.
This koumiss goes through several stages before it is ready for use. So, the process of its manufacture begins with the milk yield of the filly. Next comes the fermentation and fermentation, then ripening. Depending on the degree of ripening, weak, medium and strong koumiss are distinguished. Koumiss is made in special tubs made of wood, which taper from the bottom to the neck. First, the finished sourdough is poured in a tub along with fresh milk, then it is whipped. Sometimes it can last several days. And after koumiss is infused for several hours or a couple of days. Everything again depends on how alcoholic you would like to get this drink. Koumiss can be consumed as a separate drink, or it can be mixed with other sour-milk drinks, for example, ayran, tan. Accordingly, both taste and color will change.
Koumiss: useful properties
Koumiss is a drink that is very well absorbed by our body. It contains vitamins of groups A, E, B and C, iron, copper, iodine, fats and live sour-milk bacteria. It is believed that in koumiss there are a large number of antibiotic substances that fight well with tubercle bacillus, typhoid fever and dysentery. Live sour-milk bacteria positively affect the gastrointestinal tract, gall bladder, koumiss often treat a stomach ulcer, and koumiss bacteria negatively affect various bad microorganisms and E. coli, improve the intestinal and vaginal microflora.
In addition, this drink has a good effect on blood and heart, calms nerves, normalizes sleep, and reduces chronic fatigue and irritability.
Not everyone knows that animals are also treated with koumiss: cows, rams, donkeys, camels and horses.
From what kind and severity of the disease, various methods of taking koumiss are prescribed. But not strong koumiss, mainly medium and weak koumiss are used.
Another most valuable property of this drink is the undoubted benefit for those who are on a diet. If you drink a glass of koumiss before meals, that is, you want less. In addition, koumiss has a mild laxative effect that has a good effect on bowel movement, without the risk of dehydration.
Koumiss very well satisfies not only hunger, but also thirst, helps the body absorb fats and proteins from other products, saves us from vitamin deficiency. If you have been sick for a long time, then koumiss will help you restore strength and health. This drink is also useful to many future and nursing mothers. It saves from toxicosis and helps to keep the breast supple and beautiful. For those who suffer from a hangover, koumiss is also useful. You can not only use it inside, but also rinse their head, which will make your hair strong and beautiful, wipe the skin, which will help to tighten aging areas.
Properties of koumiss and contraindications
Koumiss has not only beneficial substances, in large quantities it can harm our body. Diarrhea, flatulence, severe flatulence are the consequences of excessive consumption of koumiss. In addition, the drink can also get very drunk.
Koumiss is contraindicated in infants and expectant mothers should take this drink in very moderate doses.
Do not forget about the allergic reaction. If you spill out of milk, it is better to refrain from drinking koumiss.
Be careful with bottled koumiss. In general, koumiss is poorly stored; there are not even half of those useful properties that it should have in bottles. It is best to buy koumiss from trusted sellers whom you know well and are confident in their cleanliness and accuracy. Otherwise, be prepared for infections and intestinal upset.
Do not forget that koumiss is not a magic wand. Treatment with this drink should have a duration of at least three weeks. So, if you are not ready to consume this drink during such a time, then do not expect a super-therapeutic result. Just drink koumiss for pleasure. If you are not confused by the duration of koumissotherapy, then you will find vivacity, a positive attitude, a charge of energy and strength throughout the year.
Useful properties of koumiss: tips for healing and rejuvenation
To become healthy and beautiful, you can not only drink koumiss or eat dishes that are prepared with its help, but also make various masks and rinses from koumiss.
One of the most interesting recipes is a koumiss-based mask. It is prepared quite simply and quickly.
Ingredients:
• koumiss
• spoon of honey
• egg
Cooking:
Koumiss mix with a spoon of honey, beat well.
Add the egg and mix the whole mass with a whisk.
Rub this mask into the scalp and keep warm for 40 minutes. After that, dilute the koumiss with water 1: 1 and rinse the head. If you want to achieve a better effect, we recommend that you do not rinse off the mask, if you are not satisfied with the smell, wash your hair with shampoo after a few hours.
Another of the tips is washing with koumiss. In the morning or in the evening, wash with koumiss, this will make your skin healthy, soft and toned. Do not forget about the neckline and neck.
You can also rinse your hair with a weak koumiss. Apply koumiss to washed hair and leave for five minutes, then rinse with cool water. Your hair will be strong and shiny.
To get rid of age spots, you can wipe them twice a day with a swab dipped in koumiss.
Properties of koumiss in cooking
Koumiss is very often used in the preparation of cold soups and okroshka, which contain many useful substances. One of the most famous cold soups is Tarator soup. He cooks quickly, and the taste is remembered for a long time.
Ingredients:
• a glass of yogurt
• a glass of koumiss
• one cucumber
• salt
• a couple of chives
• dill
• black pepper
• a couple of walnuts
Cooking:
Rinse the cucumber well and rub on not the largest grater.
Peel and mince the garlic. Mix with grated cucumber. Add finely chopped dill, salt, pepper. Leave on for 20 minutes.
Mix koumiss and yogurt. Pour into garlic-cucumber mass. Stir and garnish with finely crushed walnuts.
