Suutei tsai

Suutei tsai
A bowl of suutei tsai
Alternative namesMongolian milk tea
CourseDrink
Place of origin Mongolia
Main ingredientstea, milk, millet
Suutei tsai
Süütei tsai (right) with toasted millet (middle) for adding to the tea and aaruul candies (left) as accompaniment

Suutei tsai (Mongolian: сүүтэй цай ᠰᠦ᠋ ᠲᠡᠢ
ᠴᠠᠢ [ˈsuːtʰeː ˈt͡sʰɛː]) is a traditional Mongolian beverage.

The drink is also known as süütei tsai, tsutai tsai, salt tea, or Mongolian salty tea.[1]

  1. ^ Mongolia, by Michael Kohn, 2008, page 43 “süü (milk) may be cow, sheep, or goat milk.... Mongolian tea (tsai in Mongolian; shay in Kazakh)"