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Tea with milk

Tea with [milk](https://mongolia-guide.com/about-mongolia/food/milk-suu) is the most consumed drink of Mongolia and you will be proposed some each time you…

MGMongolia Guide team · 1 min read · Updated October 2026

Tea with milk is the most consumed drink of Mongolia and you will be proposed some each time you will visit a Mongolian family. Usually used to tea cow, yak and sheep milk. Sometimes the tea is cooked with rise, dumplings and flour. It preparing easy first water and add brick tea salt then milk and boiled it is ready. Some Mongolian ethnic groups drink tea without salt.

Shimiin Arkhi- Distilled milk vodka Mongols have made vodka for many centuries since the first Mongol people, hunnus. Before making a fire, you will prepare the utensils for distilling. Then fill the pot with water and continue making fire. As soon as water in the pot is heated, change the water with a cold one twice. After this process, get the distilled spirit. On distilling, 1-5 liters of vodka is produced.

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