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Milk film which is also known as Milk leather refers to one of Mongolia's dairy products. To make this Milk film, people heat fresh milk in a pot at low temperatures stirring it until it foams. Then they cool it and a layer of cream coagulates on top. This layer is removed as a film or skin and air-dried in a well ventilated place. The process is similar to how the Han people make bean curd sticks.
Milk tea refers to one of Mongolia's dairy products.Milk tea is also referred to as Mongolian Tea. It is the most important beverage used by Mongolians and their shepherds. To make Milk tea, brick tea is crushed into pieces then boiled for three (3) minutes with water. While boiling, it is constantly stirred. Fresh milk is slowly added to this tea in proportions of one part milk to three to six parts water. A little salt is sometimes added.
Milk tea can be served with some fried millet in it.
Malabar Gum refers to a brand of Bubble gum first created by the French company Krema in 1957. Malabar Gum is very popular with French school children. It is a pink chewing gum sold in small rectangles that are easily split in two (2) for sharing with another. It is sold in whole package, but individual pieces are sold, too at local Boulangerie. Malabar Gums are wrapped in waxed paper that sometimes features a tattoo, sometimes a cartoon, sometimes a riddle, hence, the kids like to collect the different series of wrappers.
Milk wine refers to one of Mongolia's dairy products This beverage is made with any type of milk, the most valuable and famous made from horse milk. To make Milk wine, the Mongolians use raw milk put into a wooden barrel or porcelain jar. There it is allowed to ferment and separate itself from the fat. This fermented milk without its top layer of fat is transferred to a pot equipped with a distillation devise. This is usually a bucket of cold water placed above two brick jars covered and insulated with towels The heat under the pot is kept at a high temperature, the evaporated alcohol condensing underneath the cold water bucket where it drips into the prepared brick jars.
The most expensive Horse Milk wine is fermented and distilled six times. It tastes sour, sweet, and slightly bitter all at the same time.
Melansane al Fungheto refers to Italian dish, specifically from Venice made with long eggplant peels fried in extra virgin olive oil, parsley, garlic and salt
To make this dish, wash and dry the long type of eggplant, cut their peels which is the most external part 2 to 3 millimeters of the eggplant into thin strips- Fry or cook the garlic in hot oil until it turns blond in color. Take out the garlic from the oil and put in the sliced aubergines instead, together with the minced parsley and a little salt. Cook with the lid for a while, stirring the strips of eggplant often until they are tender and cooked.
Melansane al Fungheto is served hot or cold as a side dish.