“The related fermented milk product, kefir cheese, became an important part of the Xiaohe culture and spread further in inland East Asia”. The researchers published their findings in the peer ...

Cheese production and consumption dates back ... kefiranofaciens, given that ancient populations could easily spread kefir ...

By analyzing preserved kefir cheese samples, scientists can trace the domestication of milk-producing animals, the spread of fermentation techniques, and the co-evolution of microbes and their ...