Traditional turkmenistan food. Similar to that found in the. Manty are larger noodle dumplings filled with meat. Turkmenistans top 10 dishes 1. Kaurma is mutton deep fried in its own fat and churban churpa is mutton fat dissolved in green tea.
Shurpa is another widespread dish mutton broth with potatoes and tomatoes. At least 1 pound of carrots. The most popular types of fish used are catfish grey mullet zander and sturgeon. Fitchi meat pies gutap meat and vegetable stuffed bread shelekli stuffed and fried dough puffs somsa meat filled pastries salads.
A wide variety of filled pies and fried dumplings are available in restaurants and bazaars including somsa gutap and i. The cloth with food on it is considered sacred and it is a sin to step on them. Use it to help you plan a turkmen style meal party or festival. A list of typical turkmenistan dishes and foods.
The more carrots you use the sweeter and richer the plov will be. Shorpa is a meat and vegetable soup. Duzly kelem pickled cabbage gowrulan badamjanly salat eggplant salad. Turkmen cuisine the cuisine of turkmenistan is similar to that of the rest of central asia.
Manti in its various. Before eating everyone according to tradition should praise the lord. If there is one dish on this list that is distinctly turkmenistani that is has no equivalent in the. 1 head of garlic 4 to 5 medium yellow or white onions one to one and a half pounds of beef get a cut with fat marbled through itits much more tender when fried than the.
Plov is the staple everyday food which is also served at celebrations. It means that hospitality is not only the hosts duty but also his sanctity. Rice not minute. Every guest is sent by the allah.
The most popular dish in turkmenistan is pilav. Plov pronounced plof is the staple food for everyday but is also served at celebrations and consists of chunks of mutton shredded yellow turnip and rice fried in a large wok. Meals often begin with soup. Preparation methods for turkmen cooking edit.
Plov is also a national dish. Manti are dumplings filled with ground meat onions or pumpkin. A popular soup is chorba meat and vegetable soup. Fish is generally combined with rice raisins apricot and sesame.
Shurpa is a meat and vegetable soup. They say in the orient. It is cooked from lamb carrots rice and onions. In uzbek tradition a meal usually starts off with some sort of salad appetizer like this dish that combines freshly sliced eggplant radishes and peppers on a bed of greens sprinkled with a.
Turkmenistans cuisine is very similar to that of other central asian countries especially iranian and predominantly comprises rice and vegetables and of course various meats mutton lamb beef and poultry.
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