Kazakh Food

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(Left) The Kazakh National dish: "five fingers" is so named because it is traditionally eaten without forks. It contains boiled lamb, horse, potatoes, onions, and broth. (Right) Pelmenee is a traditional Russian food but it is one of the few non-Kazakh foods that Kazakhs cook. It consists of ground beef with onions and pumpkin stuffed into noodle and boiled in beef broth. The noodles in both of these dishes are made by hand (below).
		Mares milk is a welcome addition to any Kazakh meal. It has the added benefit of supposedly being able to cure Tuburculosis. The infection rate for TB in Kazakhstan is over 30%.
This is "French" salad. It contains shredded beets, cabbage, carrots, hash browns, and chopped steak (not shown).		Canned pickles, beets, and tomatoes are staples during the winter.
Last but not least, Kazakhs eat boiled sheep head. It is a great honor to be asked to cut it up and distribute the parts. Eyes (with a wish that the eater will have better vision), ears (for better hearing, usually given to children), tongue (for eloquence), and the best tasting part that is coveted (really) by all Kazakh children: the brains. I have eaten everything except the eye and found it very edible and tasty. Bon Appetite!
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