RASA MACAM KELAPA GONCANG!

Mmmmmmmmmm...white, thick, creamy and delicious! Fresh RAW Goats Milk.

Macam tak caya je? Tengok gambar kat atas, it does not look yummy as it looks. Kena pulak for first timer or yang takut nak try minum susu kambing, awal awal dah register kat minda, " tak BAU KAMBING ke? Tak rase hamis kambing ke?". Terus 'turn off' on the idea nak minum. Memang itu kebiasaannya tanggapan orang ramai.

Tapi yang dah pernah cuba minum, respond dia lain pulak. This is based from my observation and interaction with my customers. Baik yang melayu, cina, india, mat salleh, they just love it and can get enough of it. Addicted susu kambing ni tuan tuan dan puan puan.  Mungkin tuan tuan dan puan puan yang dah pernah try lain experience nya. Macam minum kopi, satu hari tak pekena secawan mula lah badan tak sedap, tak fresh. Begitu juga efek dan kesan susu kambing ni kepada peminum tegar termasuklah saya.

Saya ade teori dimana makanan / minuman yang baik untuk kesihatan badan selalunya tak rasa dan nampak 'sedap'. Contohnya ulam & sayuran. Dah la pahit, kelat and boring. Air suam pun satu lagi. Cuba bagi french fries ke nugget ke dengan ice cold Coke pulak, tak sah sekali order beli saiz large. Budak budak cukup gemar. Sedap memang sedap, tapi kalau tak terkawal, its bad for the health.

Samo jugak lah dengan susu kambing ni. Nampak tak 'memberangsangkan' atau menyelarakan untuk minum tapi the nutrient contents is remarkable and superior with quality goodness especially when consuming it raw. Banyak nak diceritakan but i shall share with you guys on my future post.

So susu kambing tak rase 'goaty' ke? Soalan cepu mas nih. The answer is YES and NO. I have been consuming goats milk everyday for the past 10 months. Setiap malam tonggak 1 botol 300ml. Dalam 300 hari tu, I've encountered a very very very small number (less then 5 bottles) of milk that has the goaty taste. So rarely lah I've encountered it. Kalau memanjang je rasa kambing, saya pun tak lalu nak telan.

Ade few 'teori' mengapa sesetengah susu tu ade rasa hamis kambing. Salah satunya adalah kehadiran kambing jantan yang 'gatal' (in other words, he is at his peak to mengawan) tinggal bersama kambing kambing betina dan induk ni. The buck will produce and release a 'musky' odour to attract the female goats (does), Secara tidak langsung, the odour is 'transfered' to the milk. However that isn't always the case which was proven by other commercial goat dairy farm. Another reason suggested was the type of food the goat eats effects the taste of the milk. Nevertheless, I suspect, cleanliness and hygiene in handling the milking process in the vital key to ensure and eliminate that goaty taste in the milk.

Most of the time the milk  was delicious and sweet. The best lay man explanation to describe the taste of FRESH RAW goats milk was quoted by my wife.

"Rasa dia MACAM kelapa goncang ais krim!!"

So tuan tuan dan puan puan sekalian yang tak pernah mencuba susu kambing, pergilah try rase kelapa goncang ais krim to have a  taste how might goats milk taste like. Kelapa goncang tu ice blended coconut with ice cream.

Gambar atas tu masa awal awal experiment nak minum susu kambing. Style penternak kecil kecilan. Takde pump machine, just purely hand squeeze technique. Ada kajian yang telah mendapati bahawa hand milking has higher, better composition and quality of milk fat and protein, berbanding dengan menggunakan mesin. You can check the findings here. Interesting kan?

My first taste of goats milk was when ayahanda bawak balik kat rumah, berbotol botol susu kambing sejuk beku yang dibelinya dari seorang penternak kambing tenusu di Chembong, Negeri Sembilan. Beliau membela baka kambing Shami yang terkenal sebagai baka tenusu. (Soon after he became our reference in breeding shami goats). Our family ni memang minum susu fresh saja kat rumah, dari kecik sampai lah sekarang. Nescafe dan teh campur susu lembu fresh. So we decide to change from cows milk to goats milk instead and eventually it became a norm for us.

Tapi saya adventurous sikit. Lama kelamaan saya mulalah buat research (ringan ringan je, sekadar nak tahu) kebaikan susu kambing ni. And the findings got me even more interested, excited and motivated. WOW, this goat milk is really something! Its as close to mother's milk! It nature most complete food! Minuman kegemaran Nabi Muhammad s.a.w pulak tu!! and much more. That night i decide to try a whole bottle of the fresh raw goats milk until it became a habit. Yang kelakar to dari habit dah jadi addict pulak! So di sinilah berputiknya minat saya dalam susu kambing ni. By this time pun ayahanda dah mula breed kambing tenusu due to its potential.

Lastly tuan tuan dan puan puan, kalau nak start anak anak minum susu kambing ni, cubalah experimen dengan cereal. Tapi budak budak pasal susu no hal. Dia orang minum je.

Mbekk!!

My niece Eqa goats milk moustache