"Beşbarmaq" or "Beshbarmak": Kazakh National Food made from Horse Meat

I have come back to my blog after a long time. There is not much happening in Astana, in my life and is there hardly anything that I can write. It is cold in Astana and this year, temperature has dropped till -25 degree Celsius. However, many people are saying that this year is not as cold as previous years and they say that there may be early spring. If things go, as they say, it is great.

This is my first year in Astana/Kazakhstan and I have mixed reactions about life here. I don't consider this city really to be great in terms of ease of life but again, which city does not have problems? So, we need just to be happy wherever we are.

In the post, I am going to write in short about Kazakh National Food and would like to share a photo. My information on Kazakh National Food "Beşbarmaq" or "Beshbarmak" is really short as there are plenty of other sites from where you can read about it.

It is a food made from boiled horse meat, traditional Kazakh National Pasta, and Onions. It is the best and most sought after "Beşbarmaq" or "Beshbarmak" but instead of Horse Meat, you can also use Goat/Sheep (mutton) meat.


For more information on the Kazakh Foods, Kazakh cuisines, you can read from the following links:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%C5%9Fbarmaq : Wikipedia Page on "Beshbarmak". Has only the little information. Very limited information.

2. http://www.kazakhstandiscovery.com/beshbarmak.html : Kazakhstan discovery.com provides a complete recipe for preparing "Beshbarmak". So, if you are interested in preparing "Beshbarmak", the Kazakh national/traditional food, in your home, this link will help you a lot.

3. http://www.pinchofcinnamon.com/2012/09/home-made-kazakh-dinner-and-beshbarmak.html : Another link which has very good information about preparing "Beshbarmak" with a lot of photos of Beshbarmak and other popular Kazakh dishes, Kazakh Foods, Kazakh Cuisines. So, if you are interested in preparing "Beshbarmak", the Kazakh national/traditional food, in your home, this link will help you a lot. This link will be additional link for you to understand the making of Beshbarmak.

4. Another Link which gives some more information on "Beshbarmak" can be found here. https://prezi.com/906ym6h_ibju/kazakh-traditional-cuisine/

So, read the links given and tell me what you think of Kazakh National dishes/Kazakh traditional Cuisines "Beshbarmak".

Blinchiki, Kismis, Bread, Butter and Tea in Astana

They have always said, (I do not know who they are) that a man should eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a decently rich man and the dinner like a pauper/beggar/poor. I understand this has been said by keeping a health and dietary issues in mind. Heavy dinner before sleep is not good as per them.

To a certain extent, the above proverb has been followed by me in Astana, Kazakhstan. I have always started my day with heavy breakfast and with many cups of tea. Today, I will show you in my blog what I am eating in Kazakhstan, Astana. As there are different food items which have been consumed, this series will be a long one. Stay tuned to this blog to know food items of Astana, Kazakhstan.

Here you can see BLINCHIKI (блинчики). I understand that Blinchiki are also called Blini and are Russian Pancakes. I like Blinchiki very much and we regularly eat them at Astana, Kazakhstan. I do not know how to make Blinchiki. If you want to learn, you can visit the recipe in the given link below.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/blini-russian-pancakes/

On the table, you can also see the butter (/Masla/ in Russian, масло), bread (/Khlep/ in Russian, хлеб) in Kazakh Language NAN, Sugar (/Sakhar/ in Russian, сахар) in Kazakh Language KANT, Chocolates (/ Konfeti/ in Russian, шоколадные конфеты), dry apricots (/Sukhiy Abrikosi/ in Russian, сухие абрикосы) and Raisins (/Isyum/ in Russian, изюм) in Kazakh Language KISMIS. In many languages, like in my native hindi language too, the Raisins are called KISMIS.

In subsequent photos those which I clicked in Astana, Kazakhstan; you can see Honey (/Med/ in Russian, мед) and Curd (/Tyorag/ in Russian, творог). I see that my table also has Cake (/Tort/ in Russian, торт) and Home Made Jam- made from Apricot- in Astana, Kazakhstan. Home Made Jam in Astana, Kazakhstan is called /Bhareniya/ in Russian. Jam = варенье

In Astana, Kazakhstan, I like the culture of drinking tea with all family members and guests together. It will not be just tea or /CHAI/. The table will be full of dry fruits, Chocolates, Raisins etc. and multi-cup of teas make the environment warm in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Please Share what are you eating in your breakfast in Astana, Kazakhstan or in any other parts of Kazakhstan or Central Asia/Eurasia/CIS Countries or in Russia.