Despite all of the advertised "yak cheese" I have still not seen a single yak. I got me wondering if it is all a bunch of, well, yakshit. (please, excuse the bad joke. it was too perfect to pass up!)
I was assured by many people that yaks do exist, but I wasn't convinced. I mean with all the yak cheese they sell here, you'd think they'd have yaks falling out onto the streets! Still, everyone thought my scepticism was ridiculous UNTIL...
I found out that I was right! "Yaks" in true form are very rare in Nepal. Most "yaks" here are actually a mix of yak/cow/buffalo. AND listen to this: "yak cheese" doesn't really exist! Only the male animals are called yaks, so "yak milk" is truly an oxymoron.
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