Eat like a Kazakh

Eat like a Kazakh – if you dare… A light hearted, but not derogatory look at some interesting overseas cuisine. Traditionally, Kazakhstan has been a nation of animal keepers and sheep, camels and horses have all figured in the country’s cuisine. Over the... More

Eat like a Kazakh – if you dare… A light hearted, but not derogatory look at some interesting overseas cuisine. Traditionally, Kazakhstan has been a nation of animal keepers and sheep, camels and horses have all figured in the country’s cuisine. Over the centuries, little has changed. With outside influences creeping into many countries’ dishes across the world, the idea of true national cuisine has become a little blurred over the years. This isn’t the case however in Kazakhstan, where the locals stay committed to their culinary heritage. Traditionally, Kazakh people worked on the land and they relied heavily on their animals for transport and for food. As a result, sheep, horses and even camels provided part of the nation’s diet. Moving through the centuries, other than the fact that camel meat has all but disappeared from the average Kazakh family table, little has changed. The national dish of Kazakhstan is Besbarmark: This uses either horse meat or mutton and it is boiled Less