Regional drinks in Kazakhstan


14/09/2019

Kazakh tea or chai is very popular and there are national cafes called Chai-Khana (tea-rooms) where visitors may sip this Kazakh speciality. It is drunk very strong with cream.


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Kumis (fermented mare's milk). Cafes where this can be ordered are called Kumis-Khana. Refusing it when offered may cause offence.

In the steppe and desert regions where camels are bred, the camel's milk, called shubat, is offered to guests.