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Aarts

ааруул

Thick sour curd paste from skimmed milk, eaten fresh or dried further.

Mongolia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

The intermediate stage of Mongolia’s white-food dairy chain, strained from boiled sour milk before being pressed into aaruul.

Frequently asked questions

What is Aarts?

Aarts is a cheese & dairy from Mongolia: thick sour curd paste from skimmed milk, eaten fresh or dried further. The intermediate stage of Mongolia’s white-food dairy chain, strained from boiled sour milk before being pressed into aaruul.

Made with

milkyoghurt

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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