What does Zeg mean?

Zege (sour mare's milk) is a dairy product made of fresh mare's milk through traditional Mongolian processes such as washing, inoculation, fermentation, stirring and cooling. It is milky white or light blue, with the inherent fragrance of sour mare milk, slightly sour and no peculiar smell. Zege (sour horse milk) has a long history, and sour horse milk is a relatively advanced daily drink in Mongolian milk food.

Zege (sour mare's milk) is made from fermented mare's milk. When fermented into sour mare's milk, 0.5%~ 1% of whey acid and 0.5%~2.5% of ethanol are produced. Because the appearance of sour horse milk is different from that of white wine, and it has not been distilled, it is called "Zege" (meaning pale white and blue).

Zege production process specification

The Technical Specification for the Production of Mongolian Traditional Dairy Product-Zege (Sour Horse Milk) (DB 15/T 1990-2020) is a local standard of the Chinese people and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which was implemented on June 23, 2020 and is under the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Market Supervision Administration.

The local standard "Technical Specification for the Production of Mongolian Traditional Dairy Product-Zege (Sour Horse Milk)" (DB 15/T 1990-2020) stipulates the terms and definitions, basic requirements, production process management, packaging, storage and transportation of Mongolian traditional dairy product-Zege (Sour Horse Milk). This standard is applicable to Zege (sour horse milk) produced by Mongolian traditional craft in Inner Mongolia.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mongolian traditional dairy products-Zege (sour horse milk) production process specification.