Dishes

Dishes

Dishes, ranging from appetizers to desserts, are prepared food items integral to global cuisines and reflect a nation’s culture, often evolving through global influences.

Dishes vary in complexity and include categories such as traditional, national, street food, and fusion dishes, each marked by distinctive features and cooking methods.

Beverages

Beverages

Beverages are liquids consumed for various purposes, from quenching thirst to providing nutrition and enjoyment. They range from alcoholic options to non-alcoholic choices, from traditional, and national to fusion beverages.

Integral to the cultural and culinary traditions of countries and regions, beverages are diverse and, together with dishes, are essential components of global cuisines.

Dishes by Country

Dishes By Country provides insights into the culinary traditions of nations around the world, highlighting the unique flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques that define each country’s cuisine.

It also explores how these dishes differ from and harmonize with the cuisines of neighboring regions and the global food scene.

Beverages by Country

Beverages by Country explores the variety of drinks in each country, detailing traditional ingredients, distinctive flavors, and their richness.

It also examines how these beverages complement local dishes and reflect the cultural identity of the country.

Latest Dishes

Shivit Oshi

Shivit Oshi

Shivit oshi is a traditional Uzbek dish featuring bright green noodles infused with dill, served with a tangy white sour milk sauce and a meat-vegetable ‘Vaju’ sauce.

Morkovcha

Morkovcha

Morkovcha is a carrot salad of the Koryo-saram Korean communities created in Russia.

Koktal

Koktal

Koktal is a Kazakh fish dish featuring smoked carp, traditionally cooked over charcoal and served in a cocktail bowl.

Yarma

Yarma

Smooth and creamy yarma for a simple meal.

Zhent

Zhent

Zhent is a sweet dessert usually prepared for special occasions in Kazakhstan.

Irimshik

Irimshik

Irimshik is a type of Kazakh cottage cheese that is often dried and stored for later.

Zhaya

Zhaya

Zhaya is a Kazakh dish made from horse meat cuts from the rump and hind legs.

Chechil

Chechil

Chechil is a variety of salty string cheese in Armenia.

Kazan Kebab

Kazan Kebab

Kazan kebab is a traditional Uzbek dish involving meat cooked in a pot with potatoes and various spices.

Lamb Tandoori

Lamb Tandoori

Lamb Tandoori is a Turkish grilled dish featuring slow-cooked lamb with vegetables, often served with bread.

Latest Beverages

Tea in Central Asia

Tea in Central Asia

Tea in Central Asia is a respected hospitality symbol, traditionally served in a “piala,” with regionally varied preferences in types.

Jarma

Jarma

Jarma is a Kyrgyz beverage made by cooking ground and fried cereals in water and adding liquid yogurt.

Maksym

Maksym

Maksym is a Kyrgyz beverage made by boiling cereals in water and letting them ferment for a short time.

Vodka

Vodka

Vodka is a clear distilled spirit, primarily made from water and ethanol, with origins in Russia, Sweden, and Poland.

Kompot

Kompot

Kompot is a popular European drink made by simmering fruits in sweetened water.

Kumis

Kumis

Kumis is a fermented beverage made from mare milk in Mongolia and Central Asia.

Kazakh Wine

Kazakh Wine

Kazakh wine refers to wine in Kazakhstan.

Chal

Chal

Chal is a Central Asian beverage made by fermenting camel milk.

Shirchoy

Shirchoy

Shirchoy is a type of milk tea in Uzbekistan that is often featured as a part of a breakfast meal.

Chalap

Chalap

Chalap is a traditional drink made from local yogurt in Central Asia.

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Adam Sam

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Truc Tran (Kris)

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