How to pronounce Sumalak

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /sʉmælˈæk/. In plain English letters that is soo-mah-LAHK, 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 Sumalak?

Sumalak is a dessert of Uzbekistan. People usually eat it on festive days. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Sumalak comes from

Sumalak is one of 14 signature dishes of Uzbekistan on this map.

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• Nisholda · Dessert · Uzbekistan

  Nisholda, also spelled nishallo, is a white sweet that looks like a very thick jam or soft meringue.

• Dimlama · Main dish · Uzbekistan

  Dimlama is an Uzbek stew in which meat and vegetables cook slowly in their own juices.

• Mastava · Soup & stew · Uzbekistan

  Mastava is a traditional Uzbek rice soup, also made in Tajikistan, sometimes called "liquid plov".

• Hasip · Main dish · Uzbekistan

  Hasip is a traditional Uzbek sausage.

• Halim · Main dish · Uzbekistan

  Halim is an old Uzbek dish of wheat and meat cooked for many hours into a thick porridge.

Food of Uzbekistan

Dishes like Sumalak in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Sumalak:

• Zhent жент · Dessert · Kazakhstan

  Zhent is a Kazakh sweet served at the tea table.

• Ghevar घेवर · Dessert · Rajasthan, India

  Ghevar is a disc-shaped Rajasthani sweet with a honeycomb-like texture, made from ghee, refined flour and sugar syrup.

• Gata գաթա · Dessert · Kotayk, Armenia

  Gata is an Armenian sweet bread with many local versions: towns and regions each have their own, in different shapes and sizes, decorated or plain.

• Ul boov ул боов · Dessert · Mongolia

  Ul boov are traditional Mongolian biscuits made from a simple flour-and-water dough, rolled flat and pressed with a carved wooden block that stamps a family design on each one; the designs are passed down through the generations.