Dairy Samples from 3,600-yo Mummies Reveal Precise Origins of Kefir in the Human Diet

 

The oldest traces of fermented dairy ever discovered were recently found in western China’s Tarim Basin, dating back 3,600 years. A DNA analysis shows that rather than being cheese, as the physical profile of the sample suggested, it was actually solidified kefir. Kefir is a type of fermented milk that offers a great way of […]

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