A FOOD TRADITION

Uyghur cuisine

Uyghur cuisine is strongly established in southeastern Kazakhstan, especially around Almaty and the historical Semirechye area, while remaining a shared tradition of the wider Uyghur homeland and diaspora. It combines wheat-based foods, lamb or beef, onions, carrots, peppers, garlic, and cumin with techniques such as hand-pulling noodles, stir-frying, stewing, and baking in a tandoor-like oven. Characteristic foods include laghman, a noodle dish with a vegetable-and-meat sauce; manti, steamed filled dumplings; and samsa, baked meat pastries. Polished rice dishes, kebabs, flatbreads, and tea also form important parts of Uyghur food culture in Kazakhstan.

Catalogue preview Cuisine connections may be unreviewed. Regional comparisons include their food references and do not establish the ingredients of a particular meal.