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Ancient Kefir Cheese Discovered in 3,600-Year-Old Chinese Tomb

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By Web Desk Published September 30, 2024 1 Min Read
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Researchers have discovered the world’s oldest cheese on 3,600-year-old mummies in China’s Tarim Basin. Photo Credits: Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Researchers discovered a substance identified as “kefir cheese” within a 3,600-year-old coffin at Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, opened in 2003. Initially mistaken for jewellery draped across a mummified woman’s neck, this cheese is now recognized as the world’s oldest.

Bacteria salvaged from 3,600-year-old kefir cheese is helping scientists learn how ancient fermenting techniques spread across cultures.
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— Science News (@ScienceNews) September 26, 2024

Qiaomei Fu, a paleogeneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, described the cheese as “no longer soft but rather dry, dense, and resembling hard dust.” She noted the mummy’s remarkable preservation was due to the arid climate of the Tarim Basin desert, which helped maintain the coffin’s contents.

Fu’s team analyzed DNA from samples from three tombs in the cemetery to trace the evolution of cheese-making over thousands of years. They confirmed the substance as kefir cheese containing traces of goat and cow milk.

Fu’s team discovered that the three cheese samples from the graves contained bacterial and fungal species, including Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens and Pichia kudriavzevii, respectively, both commonly found in present-day kefir grains. The grains are a mix of probiotic bacteria… pic.twitter.com/1rsRw77nhr

— Archaeo – Histories (@archeohistories) September 29, 2024

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