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MILK KEFIR GRAINS [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Culinary Techniques
CONT

Milk kefir grains are small, gelatinous white balls that are used to make milk kefir. Visually, they have the shape of small cauliflowers clustered together.

OBS

Nomadic peoples used kefir grains to preserve milk for long periods of time, long before refrigeration arrived.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Techniques culinaires

Spanish

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