Kazakhstan
Photo: Vidor, Public domain, croppedBaursak
бауырсақ
/bɑwərˈsɑq/bow-ur-SAHK
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- Taste
- Savory
- Made with
- Wheat & flour
History
Baursak are small pieces of dough, round or square, deep-fried until puffy and golden. They are made from yeast dough with milk or water and are eaten as bread with tea, with jam or honey, or with soup and meat. Every Kazakh celebration, from weddings to funerals, has a pile of baursak on the dastarkhan, the festive table. There is a custom of frying them for the memory of the dead: their smell is said to reach the spirits of ancestors. They are found across the Turkic world and Mongolia under similar names. Baursak go with the endless cups of tea with milk that Kazakhs drink, and offering them is a sign of hospitality.
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