Kazakhstan, a vast and diverse Central Asian country, is home to a peculiar and fascinating tradition that might astonish many outsiders of the practice of eating rocks as snacks. In this country, rocks are packaged and sold at supermarkets. Families even serve rocks as part of their meals at dinner.Known as ” tuzbaryn, ” which translates to ” eating stones” in Kazakh, this age- old tradition is primarily found in the southern regions of the country, where the landscape is dotted with small, smooth stones rich in minerals. This clay is not like any clay thanks to its monolithic and dense structure. For soil-eating amateurs this clay is great as… Read More
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