Hello everyone
In my last post I told you how we flew to Kazakhstan from Thailand and got caught in the spring snow. Today we decided to visit the national cuisine restaurant NAVAT. This is a place we visit every time we are in Almaty. It attracts us not only with its delicious Kazakh dishes, but also with its stunning interiors, made in the national style.
Kazakhstan has many delicious traditional dishes that are worth trying. Here are some of the most popular:
Beshbarmak - is the main Kazakh dish, which is boiled meat (lamb, horse meat or beef) with noodles, served with broth.
Kazy - is horse meat cooked in the form of sausage, popular among locals.
Kuyrdak - is fried meat offal with potatoes and onions.
Shurpa - is a rich meat soup with vegetables.
Baursaks - are traditional deep-fried pieces of dough, served as bread or dessert.
Lagman - is a dish with stretchy noodles, meat and vegetables, which came to Kazakh cuisine from the Uyghurs.
Kumiss - is a fermented milk drink made from mare's milk.
Shubat - is an analogue of kumis, but made from camel milk, with a thicker consistency.
Although we miss Russian cuisine, we always give preference to Kazakh and Uzbek cuisines when we travel in this region. However, today we will talk not only about food - I want to show you the interiors of this wonderful place.
The main entrance of the restaurant immediately makes it clear that its owners love traditions. On the way, I took a photo of the summer terrace, but on this day it was empty due to the cool weather.
A girl in a national costume met us at the entrance and, apologizing, said that all the seats were taken.
However, she promised to find a table for us, and a few minutes later we were already comfortably settled in the hall. We ordered a lot of dishes that we had long missed, and while we were waiting for the order, I took pictures.
Look at these luxurious lamps and handmade carpets - it was as if we were in an oriental fairy tale!
In one of the corners, I noticed interesting national decorations. Were they decorative elements or could they be purchased? I still haven't figured it out, but they looked amazing.
Photos of the dishes may appear in one of the next posts, and our dinner ended with a fragrant dessert - chak-chak with honey - and ginger-raspberry tea.
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Thank you for sharing these moments with me! Until new stories and new holidays!
Camera 📷: Sony Alpha 7 IV full-frame
Lens 🔭: Sony FE 70-200mm F: 2.8 GM OSS II
Lens 🔭: Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
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photo by openai