Food in Kyrgyzstan: 5 Delightful Dishes 1. Paloo Perhaps you would recognize this food better if it is called “plov”? Paloo is a rice-based dish with bits of fried meat, carrots, garlic and onion that is then sprinkled with herbs or hot chili peppers. 2. Laghman There is no Kyrgyz dish I get more excited about than laghman. Laghman hails from the Dungan people whose roots lie in Western China. Forget the soy sauce coated noodles in your favorite Chinese dishes. Instead, laghman is topped with a spicey, salty soup that contains meat, peppers, onions, carrots and herbs. 3. Manty Manty are dumplings, usually smaller than the size of your palm, filled with a mixture of meat (usually lamb), onions, potato and fat (because everything is better with fat, right?). These dumplings are served usually with some vinegar or some ketchup. 4. Shashlik Shashlik acts as a temptress for many food vendors. Workers will grill these skewers of meat over the coals of barbecues on the street corners, letting the smell waft through the air to lure in passersby. 5. Beshbarmak Beshbarmak may or may not be considered a food delight. For me, personally, I am not a fan, but you might love it if you love meat. The main premise of beshbarmak consists of horse or sheep meat that has been boiled in its own broth and fat. This broth is then served over noodles and eaten with the hands. Beshbarmak would not be considered especially flavorful in a spice sense, but it is a very traditional dish that is usually eaten at special occasions like births or deaths. It is also a custom to place a boiled sheep head in front of the guest of honor.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:56:00 +0000
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