National beverage of the Kyrgyz people

The nomadic way of life led to the creation of various Kyrgyz traditional drinks. They lived in the mountains breeding cattle so that it was necessary cook something tasty and long-living. The following drinks were created to be nutritious as the life of a nomad was difficult. It is of course possible to rent a car, travel to the high-altitude locations of Kyrgyzstan to try real nomadic drinks.

Kymyz
During the tour in Kyrgyzstan we offer trying kymyz, made of milk cows for about 1,5 hours. Nomads on pastures usually drink it from leather jugs and bags. The drink is delicious, and useful in views of vitamins.

Maksym and Jarma
Maksym drink is made with the help of talkan out of cereal. Usually a tour opens with having it to drink. At the same time guests are able to see the creation of a drink, and sometimes take an active part by adding water, boiling cereals, and cooling for 10 hours. In a strong thirst Jarma is used, it is also nutritious and tasty.

Airan
Most of traditional drinks are made from cow’s milk and right it tells us of the nomadic origin of the people. Airan is a drink with good bacteria, as milk undergoes the process of fermentation of about 8 hours.

Ak serke
On the table Ak serke is supposed to stay as well, and talking about it we can say it to be made of beef broth, one liter of boulion, 200 grams of buttermilk and salt. The drink is served in a warm condition. It also relieves hunger in case there is no opportunity to have a meal at once.

Bozo
Bozo in a cool condition is a drink made of millet, maize, wheat or rice. Usually guests can find it rather strong as the locals consider it to have a taste of extra taste. In the process of getting travel experience we highly recommend this drink.