Nomadic food: lamb, dairy and noodles. National dish beshbarmak is boiled meat on noodles, eaten with the hands. Fermented mare's milk (kymyz) is the traditional drink.
History
Kyrgyz herders moved their animals between summer pastures and winter valleys, so food was portable: dried dairy, meat and bread.
Ingredients
- Lamb or horse meat
- Flat noodles
- Onion
- Dairy
- Bread
- Mare's milk
How it's made
- Boil meat for hours
- Cook noodles in the broth
- Layer noodles and sliced meat
- Top with onions
- Serve broth in bowls (shorpo)
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Kyrgyzstan drinks
Kymyz, maksym, tea with milk
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