Cuisine

When traveling in the land of nomadic people in a country called Kyrgyzstan, do not forget about delicious cuisine, which you should definitely try during the tours with cars rent service. Travelers on the tour with car rent Kyrgyzstan service find cuisines of such peoples of the world as Turks, Persians, Arabs, Indians, Chinese, Russians and Europeans. There are also many restaurants with different cuisines that travelers can visit here in Kyrgyzstan. In this article, you will get acquainted with the most basic dishes of the Kyrgyz cuisine.

Bread
Bread in Kyrgyzstan is highly valued and must be present on the table at every meal. In nomadic culture, the Kyrgyz people do not cut bread, but tear it with their hands. There are many varieties of bread in the cuisine of Kyrgyzstan, but among them the most popular is lepeshka, it has a flat round shape and is baked in a special tandoor oven. In addition, the most popular type of bread at all events is boorsok, small pieces of yeast dough that are fried in oil.

Beshbarmak
Beshbarmak is a dish that travelers should definitely try during the tour with car rent Kyrgyzstan service, because it is a primordially traditional dish of nomadic peoples. It is customary to take this dish with your hands, as the name beshbarmak means "five fingers" in translation. Therefore, after taking such a meal, you need to wash your hands and then say the words of blessing. Taking beshbarmak as a meal, people sit next to each other and discuss various topics. This traditional dish is made from lamb with onions and dough.

Chuchuk
Firstly, chuchuk is one of the delicacies. Secondly, this is something of a kind of sausages, only the peculiarity is that it is made from horsemeat. It is very tasty and we really recommend it to travelers during the tour with cars rent service in Kyrgyzstan. Chuchuk is usually served on the table at special holidays or at toi (celebration). To prepare chuchuk, you need a whole set of kazy kabyrga, ulcers, salt, pepper, black pepper, onion, garlic, caraway seeds, bay leaf. Moreover, it is also customary to use different spices when marinating meat.

Kuurdak
Kuurdak is the oldest dish of the nomadic cuisine made from fried beef or lamb with potatoes and onions. Nomadic tribes cooked it on the metal and thus, thanks to the bones, the dish acquires a unique taste. This is a traditional dish like roast, which we recommend tourists to try during the tour with the car for rent Kyrgyzstan service.

Shorpo
Shorpo is a rich meat soup popular in the East with the addition of herbs and vegetables. Tourists traveling in Kyrgyzstan with cars rent service try this soup with the addition of more red pepper to make the taste unique.

Plov
This is a popular dish of the cuisine in Central Asia, which is now prepared even in many other countries. Plov (pilaf) is prepared almost in honor of any event: weddings, funerals, childbirth, regular reception of guests, etc. This popular traditional dish is based on rice, carrots and meat.

Samsa
This is one of the traditional types of meat pie. In general, samsa is made from various fillings from chicken, including, but the main filling is meat. This is a baked dough in the tandoor or on special stones, often flaky, with the addition of meat, onions and spices. Travelers should definitely try samsa during the tour with car for rent Kyrgyzstan service.

Manty
Manty is a typical Central Asian dish. In Kyrgyzstan, almost every family loves to eat manty. Manty according to the rules must be eaten with your hands. Usually manty is served in a large plate and put in the middle of the table, from there everyone will put their preferred portion for themselves. Manty is a dough filled with meat, which is cooked in a special steamer.

Lagman
Lagman is originally a Dungan dish that is very popular and beloved in the countries of Central Asia. This dish is noodles, which are manually stretched into rolls, and meat and various vegetables are added with a lot of water to make the sauce. The main ingredients in the preparation of lagman are peppers, eggplants, beans, radishes, onions, carrots, etc. By the way, today, to prepare lagman, you can buy ready-made noodles in grocery stores.

Ashlam - Fu
Ashlam - Fu is a dish of Dungan, Chinese and Muslim origin. The most famous is ashlyam - fu cooked in the city of Karakol. Therefore, many people traveling around Kyrgyzstan during the tour take cars rent service and go to this city to taste the most delicious ashlyam - fu in the entire post-Soviet space. This traditional dish in Kyrgyz cuisine is noodles in a sauce with pieces of starch and vegetables. The dish is served cold, which is very useful for hot summer days.

Shashlyk
Shashlyk is a type of kebab, juicy pieces of meat skewered over a fire. This is an often-requested dish of local traditional cuisine that travelers can find in almost all cafes and restaurants during their tour with car rent Kyrgyzstan service. The origin of this dish is Turkic. To prepare Shashlyk, you need to marinate meat, with various spices and sauces, as well as vegetables.

Dymlyama
Due to the fact that our ancestors were pastoralists, the cuisine is based on the addition of meat to almost every dish. And the same thing with this dish. Dymlyama is stewed vegetables with the addition of meat. Usually, for cooking dymlyama, they take such ingredients as lamb, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, and so on.

Ganfan
A traditional oriental dish that is simple to prepare but very tasty. The dish is very similar to lagman, only when cooking ganfan requires many vegetables and less water. Usually ganfan is cooked with rice.

Borsch
The cuisine of the Slavic peoples is also present in Kyrgyzstan, which tourists can try traveling around the country with cars rent service. Moreover, one of them is the famous soup borsch. This soup is prepared at home and can be found in restaurants. Beef, vegetables are generally added to borsch, and the most important component for borsch is beets, which give it its characteristic red color.

Cutlets
Lovers of French cuisine can, while traveling in the country with car for rent Kyrgyzstan service, taste the very côtelette that came to our country from France during the tour. Basically, cutlets are prepared from meat ribs, and moreover, the meat can be of different animals, for example, chicken, turkey and beef. Also for cutlets, you need to add potatoes, onions.

Kurut
This is a fermented milk product from a number of snacks, in the form of small dried balls. Kurut is a domestic product that travelers should definitely try, it tastes salty and slightly sour, creamy. The appetizer is very popular in Kyrgyzstan.

Mampar
This is an old dish of Uyghur cuisine that is widely spread in Central Asia. Mampar is a small piece of dough with onions and potatoes. Greens are also added to the soup. This soup will decorate any festive table.

Dumplings
Well, it is already clear that the cuisine of Kyrgyzstan is a variety of dishes from different cuisines of the world. Traveling around the state with car rent Kyrgyzstan service during the tour, you have the opportunity to taste the very dumplings that are made from dough stuffed with meat, which is boiled in salted water. Dumplings are usually served with sour cream and ketchup, mayonnaise.