food

Food & drink

Everyday Kazakh food and drink, including a few iconic national dishes. Kazakh cuisine is heavily centered on meat (especially horse, lamb, and beef) and dairy products from horses, sheep, and camels — a legacy of nomadic life on the steppe.

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Words (15)

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нан

bread
су

water
сүт

milk
шай

tea
кофе

coffee
ет

meat
ас

food / meal
алма

apple
тұз

salt
қант

sugar
бесбармақ

beshbarmak (national dish — boiled meat with flat noodles)
бауырсақ

baursaq (fried dough, served with tea)
қымыз

kymyz (fermented mare's milk)
айран

ayran (yogurt drink)
құрт

qurt (dried salted cheese balls)

Sentences (3)

Маған шай беріңіз.

Give me tea, please.
Бұл нан өте дәмді.

This bread is very delicious.
Сіз қымыз ішесіз бе?

Do you drink kymyz? (formal)