How to pronounce Kuyrdak

Kuyrdak is written қуырдақ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /quɯrˈdɑq/. In plain English letters that is kweer-DAHK, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kuyrdak?

Kuyrdak is a main dish of Kazakhstan. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and on festive days. Its main ingredients are offal, lamb and beef. It tastes rich and savory.

Where Kuyrdak comes from

Kuyrdak is one of 11 signature dishes of Kazakhstan on this map.

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  Baursak are small pieces of dough, round or square, deep-fried until puffy and golden.

• Kumis қымыз · Drink · Kazakhstan

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• Shubat шұбат · Drink · Kazakhstan

  Shubat is fermented camel's milk, a sparkling white drink with a sour taste.

• Nauryz kozhe наурыз көже · Soup & stew · Kazakhstan

  Nauryz kozhe is the dish with which Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz as nooruz kozho, start the new year at Nauryz, the spring festival of Nowruz, for good luck.

• Zhent жент · Dessert · Kazakhstan

  Zhent is a Kazakh sweet served at the tea table.

• Qarta қарта · Main dish · Kazakhstan

  Qarta is a dish of horse rectum, one of the most prized parts of the horse in Kazakh cooking, also eaten by Kyrgyz and Uzbeks.

Food of Kazakhstan

Dishes like Kuyrdak in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Kuyrdak:

• Hasip · Main dish · Uzbekistan

  Hasip is a traditional Uzbek sausage.

• Buuz бууз · Main dish · Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  Buuz are steamed dumplings filled with minced mutton or beef, seasoned with onion, garlic and salt, with a small opening at the top.

• Baodu 爆肚 · Snack · Beijing, China

  Baodu is quick-boiled tripe, a halal snack of Beijing cuisine traditionally prepared by the city's Hui Muslims.

• Makchang 막창 · Main dish · Daegu, South Korea

  Makchang means "last viscus".