Sensory Profile
Texture
unctuouswaxychewy
Wine Analogy
Resembles aged Bordeaux with leather and barnyard notes
Coffee Analogy
Similar to Sumatran coffee's earthy, fermented character
Perfume Analogy
Comparable to animalic musk notes in oud fragrances
Culinary Applications
BeshbarmakKyrgyzstanThinly sliced cured fat is layered with boiled horse meat and noodles
Kazy-kartaKazakhstanCured fat is sliced and served cold as an appetizer with vodka
Kumys preparationMongoliaSmall pieces flavor fermented mare's milk during secondary fermentation
Dietary
Gluten-Free
Molecular Pairing
Key Compounds Produced
linoleic acidoleic acidpalmitic acid