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Masahiro Hirata

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  Milk Processing System in the Hilly Terrain of Central Nepal
  Author(s): Masahiro Hirata and Akemi HondaMasahiro Hirata and Akemi Honda
  
  This research was conducted in the hilly terrain of Central Nepal, where Tibetan Tamang people of Buddhist faith predominantly reside. The purpose of the research is to identify the milk processing system of the Tamang people, discuss the regional communality of the milk processing system by comparing it against the other non-Tibetan populations in the same village and analyze the evolution and the distinctive regional characteristics of the milk processing system in the hilly terrain of Central Nepal. The characteristics of the Tamang people?s milk processing system can be summarized as follows: 1) They only use the fermentation processes, 2) There are times when they add lactic fermentation starter to make sour milk and other times they do not, 3) They use a wooden tub with a stirrer to churn butter, 4) They separate butter oil from raw milk to preserve milk fat, and 5) They do not mak.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-888X.1000198

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