A FOOD TRADITION
Sakha Cuisine
Sakha, or Yakut, cuisine is shaped by the extreme continental climate of northeastern Siberia and by horse and cattle pastoralism alongside river fishing and hunting. Horse meat, beef, reindeer, freshwater fish, milk, and seasonal berries are central. Freezing, drying, salting, boiling, and raw or minimally processed service of high-quality frozen fish are characteristic adaptations to climate and seasonality. Representative dishes include stroganina, shaved frozen fish; indigirka salad of diced frozen fish; and khaan, a blood sausage traditionally made from horse or other livestock. Sakha cooking has Indigenous foundations while also sharing techniques with neighboring northern peoples.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Kumis
Kumis is a lightly alcoholic fermented drink made from mare's milk and traditionally served chilled.
Sakha Indigirka salad
A cold Sakha salad of cubed frozen northern fish, onion, salt, pepper and oil.
Sakha khaan blood sausage
A Sakha blood sausage made from horse or cattle blood in an intestinal casing.
Sakha oyogos
A simple Sakha preparation of boiled foal or horse meat served in substantial pieces.
Sakha stroganina
Thin curls shaved directly from hard-frozen northern fish and eaten immediately with salt and pepper.
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