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Butter churn and staff

• MI 0993, 0994
• Northern Bhutan

In the Hindu tradition, cows, their milk and dairy products are regarded as sacred. Butter is the foamy fat that separates and floats from yogurt (fermented milk) after continued churning, while the remaining liquid can be processed into cheese.