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Yak butter (also known as "dri butter" or "su oil" Standard Tibetan: འབྲི་མར།, Chinese: 酥油) is butter made from the milk of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens). Many herder communities in China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan and Tibet produce and consume dairy products made from yak's milk, including butter. Whole yak's milk has about twice the fat content of whole cow's milk, producing a butter with a texture closer to cheese.[1][2] It is a staple food product and trade item for herder communities in south Central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau. [3]
- ^ Jordans, Bart (2008). Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide, Cicerone Press Limited. pg. 180.
- ^ Levy, Patricia (2007). Tibet. Marshall Cavendish. pg. 122
- ^ "10 Products from Yak and Their Utilization". FAO. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Indra, R (1983). Composition, quality and consumption of yak milk in Mongolia. State University of Agriculture. pp. 46–52.