Tsagaan Idee

Name: Tsagaan Idee
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mongolian
Ingredients: Fresh milk; Salt

Цагаан идээ/tsah-GAHN ee-DEH/

About this dish

A general term for Mongolia's traditional white dairy foods, including dried curds and clotted cream.

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Ingredients

🥛Fresh milk

🧂Salt

Method

Serves 2

Simmer fresh milk gently to separate cream (öröm).

Ferment remaining milk into yogurt or airag.

Strain curds and press into blocks or dry into aaruul.

Serve the variety of dairy foods together as a summer spread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tsagaan idee (white foods) refers to the category of dairy products central to Mongolian nomadic cuisine, especially prominent in summer.

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