Chal

Other Names : shubat, шұбат
Chal is a Turkic (especially Turkmen and Kazakh) beverage of fermented camel milk, sparkling white with a sour flavor, popular in Central Asia — particularly in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. In Kazakhstan the drink is known as shubat, and is a staple summer food. Due to preparation requirements and perishable nature, chal has proved difficult to export Agaran (fermented cream) is collected from the surface of chal. See also :

• fermented food
• Probiotics

Benefits and uses of Chal are

• Fermented chal is reputed to possess virucidal and virus inhibiting properties[citation needed] not found in fresh camel or cow milk, both in its liquid and lyophilized form — characteristic unaffected by shelf life.