Rich Tatar cuisine - a holiday for a true gourmet

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Every culture and mentality is formed under the influence of the environment. This factor affects not only the character of a person and the appearance of his clothes, but also household and gastronomic preferences. It is hard to imagine that the Tatars, originally a nomadic steppe people, will surprise us with the great variety of their cuisine. They skillfully used the gifts of nature to survive and enjoy food. Their food perfectly satisfies hunger, charitably influenced the body, was light and he althy. She gave strength in long campaigns and served as a reminder of her home. It also satisfied the need for beauty, as it was elegantly arranged on a plate and seemed like a real masterpiece.

High culinary art knows no compromises, especially when it comes to the gastronomic tastes of the Tatars. This cuisine has ancient traditions. That is why the dishes are distinguished by excellent taste, original preparation and presentation. Over time, the nomads, which include the Tatars, settled down and partially borrowed their customs from neighboring peoples. But all the same, the dishes of Tatar cuisine are unique and original, capable of satisfying even the most demandinggourmet.

One of the favorite foods of the Tatars is meat. As a rule, it is horse meat and lamb, occasionally beef and poultry (geese, chickens, ducks). The meat was boiled, stewed, fried. They made broth and dried sausages from it. Also, products made from the milk of sheep and horses were in high esteem: katyk, cottage cheese, koumiss, sour cream, ayran.

Tatar cuisine is an amazing combination of antiquity and modernity, tradition and innovation, seasoned with fragrant spices. Soups, noodles, pilaf, vegetables and fruits, famous oriental sweets and strong tea will make every person's heart beat faster. Soups are prepared with meat broth, milk, and water. For the second, a hospitable Tatar will always offer you dishes from potatoes, cereals or meat, as well as unsweetened pies. Belyashi and dumplings are the oldest and very common pastry dishes.

Tatar cuisine is famous for its love of fried and boiled eggs. Since time immemorial, millet or barley porridge has been prepared here, generously pouring it with melted butter. And the Tatars have a special attitude to the test. Kystyby stuffed with porridge, cakes and pancakes are the dishes that were prepared by nomadic tribes back in the time of Genghis Khan. Today, Tatar cuisine conquers us with products made from unleavened, yeast, rich, sour and sweet dough. Pastries, sweet and savory, are always present on the table, at which a dear guest is seated. For a wedding, chak-chak is necessarily baked with the addition of honey. From drinks it is worth trying strong tea withwith the addition of milk, ayran with sour milk flavor and sweet honey sherbet, which was served to the newlyweds.

Being the pride of the nation and the joy of gourmets, Tatar cuisine with its delicious dishes is appropriate for a family dinner and a festive banquet. This is a special landmark of Tatarstan that needs to be preserved for future generations.