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
I throw myself through the flap and then immediately up against the sidewall as the yak thunders past, his crooked horn just inches from my chest.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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