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Eezgii

ээзгий

Milk curds cooked until browned and crumbly, sweet and nutty

Mongolia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

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

Made from the curds left after separating cream, the mixture is stirred over heat until the milk sugars caramelise into golden grains.

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What is Eezgii?

Eezgii is a cheese & dairy from Mongolia: milk curds cooked until browned and crumbly, sweet and nutty. Made from the curds left after separating cream, the mixture is stirred over heat until the milk sugars caramelise into golden grains.

Made with

milkcheese

Cooked

boiled

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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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