How to pronounce Kumis

Kumis is written қымыз where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /qəˈməs/. In plain English letters that is kuh-MUHS, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kumis?

Kumis is a drink of Kazakhstan. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are dairy & cheese. It tastes sour and fresh.

Where Kumis comes from

Kumis is one of 11 signature dishes of Kazakhstan on this map.

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  Baursak are small pieces of dough, round or square, deep-fried until puffy and golden.

• Shubat шұбат · Drink · Kazakhstan

  Shubat is fermented camel's milk, a sparkling white drink with a sour taste.

• Kuyrdak қуырдақ · Main dish · Kazakhstan

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• Nauryz kozhe наурыз көже · Soup & stew · Kazakhstan

  Nauryz kozhe is the dish with which Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz as nooruz kozho, start the new year at Nauryz, the spring festival of Nowruz, for good luck.

• Zhent жент · Dessert · Kazakhstan

  Zhent is a Kazakh sweet served at the tea table.

• Qarta қарта · Main dish · Kazakhstan

  Qarta is a dish of horse rectum, one of the most prized parts of the horse in Kazakh cooking, also eaten by Kyrgyz and Uzbeks.

Food of Kazakhstan

Dishes like Kumis in other countries

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