Kazan gastronomic: what treats and surprises guests the Republic of Tatarstan
In January 2021Kazan received the official status of the gastronomic capital of Russia.
On January 20, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property registered the trademark “Kazan – the gastronomic capital of Russia”. The status will increase the tourist flow to the capital of Tatarstan and organize special gastronomic tours.
The trademark is issued for 9 years and will be valid until 2030.
Tatar cuisine is distinguished by variety, satiety and unforgettable taste of dishes.
Soups
In Tatarstan, it is customary to cook a variety of soups. National Tatar: Tokmach - soup noodles, Mach - soup zatrukha, milk salma, Kullama, shulpa (or shurpa), pea soup with salma and meat, chalop, kiaw pelmene (dumplings for the groom), soup with horse meat and vegetables.
Traditional soups are made with a Tatar accent. For example, okroshka is filled with sour-milk roller, prunes are put in a solyak, the ear is cooked in Tatar style in individual pots.
Hot dishes
Beef, lamb, horse meat, duck and chicken meat, a variety of vegetables are the main ingredients for hot dishes in Tatarstan.
Azu in Tatar - potatoes with meat (beef, veal, lamb, horse meat) and cucumbers; fish tebe (baked fish with onions and sour cream); tulma (tuberries with lamb); stuffed goose (with potatoes, rice), pilaf with dried fruits and spices.
Kyzdyrma is roasted from horse meat, beef, chicken with vegetables. Katlam - steamed meat roulettes, Tatar manty. The dish is eaten by hand.
Baking.
Zur Belesh is a traditional Tatar cake. Filling: potatoes, lamb, beef, geese meat, potatoes, cereals. The upper hole of the cake (teenec) during cooking is closed with a piece of dough to pour the brewed broth into the cake. There is a tradition to later give this ball of dough to the eldest son in the family.
Gubadia is one of the most famous cakes of Tatarstan. It can be sweet or meaty. Traditional filling of rice, fried cottage cheese, dried fruits.
Gubadia with a court is called a ritual or wedding cake, red dry cottage cheese is put in it. Gubadia was cut in a special way into 4 parts, one of them went to the house to the groom.
Bite - hearty and tasty cakes, filling - minced beef or lamb.
Etchpochmak is a pie in the shape of a triangle, its feature is a filling of raw meat, potatoes and onions. baked in the oven, served to the table with broth.
Backkens or backkens are Tatar cakes made of yeast or fresh dough in the shape of a crescent. The filling can be different: court (red cottage cheese), raisins, potatoes, carrots, eggs, pumpkin, cabbage, millet cereals.
Chuck-chuck (pieces of sweet dough in honey syrup) is a famous sweet dish that adults and children adore. Some housewives to their taste put spices and spices in it: cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger; decorate the dish with lollipops, sesame and nuts.
Drinks.
A special ritual was tea drinking among the Tatars, with its own traditions and customs. Guests were always greeted with a cup of tea with dishes. To stay longer, he poured a little more than half a cup, so that the drink did not cool during conversations.
The tea party could last for several hours, and replace lunch or dinner, because it served different cakes and sweets. The guest was supposed to drink at least three cups.
Also, any meal begins and ends with this drink (optional - black, green, on herbs (with thyme, rosehip, melissa, mint, honey, milk). It is said that the tea table is the soul of the family.
On a hot day, it is good to refresh yourself with sweet-sour kumys - a drink from horse milk. Will quench thirst ayran (based on cow, goat, sheep milk). It is considered useful and satisfying katyk (reminiscent of a kind of yogurt).
Sherbet is a soft drink based on a decoction of berries and fruits, with honey. Served to newlyweds at weddings.
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Text: Pauline M.
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