# What does mare's Milk Cheese taste like?

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**Created:** [March 31, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mares-milk-cheese-taste-like/534462 "2010-03-31T15:52:13Z")\
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Many people in Central Asia/Tibet use the milk from horses.  
I wonder if they also make cheese from it-what does it taste like?  
Apparently, horse milk is usually drunk as a feremeted beverage-called “koumiss”-has anyone tasted it?  
I imagine a typical mare would produce a fair amount of milk.