Black tea
The traditional drinks are fermented mare's milk (), camel's milk (), cow's milk (), and sheep's milk, as well as their products (sour cream), or (buttermilk), (which is made from dried cheese and whey rolled into balls), and (dried sour milk product similar to , but not rolled into balls). These drinks were traditionally consumed with the main course. However, meals often end with and then tea. In the summer, is one of the staple drinks of the Adai Kazakhs. Black tea was introduced from China after the foundation of the Silk Way and was traditionally consumed with sweets after the main course. Nowadays it has virtually replaced other traditional drinks and every meal is accompanied with tea. The tea ceremony, taking its roots from the nomads many centuries ago, is a special dastarkhan ritual in Kazakhstan. Kazakh tea is typically strong black tea with milk or cream. Consumption of tea in Kazakhstan is one of the highest in the world - 1.2 kilograms a year per person. In comparison, tea consumption in India is 650 grams per person.