What is koumiss?

Koumiss is a kind of beverage with an alcohol content of only 1.5-3, which is fermented from fresh koumiss. It is a traditional drink popular in the whole grassland area. It first started in the Qin and Han Dynasties, has a long history, tastes sour and spicy, has the functions of relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation and invigorating the stomach, and is known as one of the "Eight Treasures of Mongolia". It was once the main drink of the court and nobles in the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that Kublai Khan once used gold. Traditional grain wine, with quiet aroma and mellow taste, is especially loved by people. However, grain liquor has great disadvantages. It will produce several harmful substances in the process of brewing and distillation, among which methanol and lead are the most harmful to human body, and 4- 10g methanol can cause poisoning. Lead can cause diseases of nervous system, duodenum, liver and cardiovascular system. The harm caused by drinking mainly comes from harmful impurities. These toxic impurities range from headache, nausea, vomiting, coma and blindness to life-threatening. Grassland fresh milk contains few impurities and no plant fiber, and the content of methanol, isobutanol and isoamyl alcohol in milk wine brewed with it is extremely low. Heavy metals such as lead and mercury are less than one tenth of the national standard; The formaldehyde content is almost zero. So drinking milk wine doesn't hurt your head, stomach or liver. It makes no difference. It is praised by many drinkers as "binge drinking won't hurt you". Because milk wine has few harmful impurities, small negative effects and high human tolerance. It has been said that drinking milk wine can increase the alcohol consumption by 1-2 times compared with drinking other liquors with the same degree. Of course, this statement is not based on scientific experiments, but it is an indisputable fact that milk wine can be drunk more at the same capacity.