yak
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As for the cheese, it’s traditionally made with Bhutanese yak cheese for a tangy flavor, and increasingly cow’s milk cheese.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
This is the roof of the world where traffic gives way to yak herders on horseback whistling to reluctant, grunting cattle, as eagles circle above.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025
But you can also find cheese made with milk from other animals like sheep, goats and even water buffalo and yak.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
He substituted feta cheese for the yak cheese in the recipe because yak cheese is very hard to come by, even in Manhattan.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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