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Ice-cold sour noodle soup with starch jelly
Think of it as: Like hot-and-sour soup straight from the fridge, with jelly noodles
Cold, sour, spicy. Allegedly cures hangovers.
What does it taste like?
Sharp vinegar, chilli heat, refreshing and cold.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSlurpy noodles and wobbly jelly
What is it?
A cold, tangy, chilli-spiked soup filled with thick noodles and wobbly strips of starch jelly. It's the signature dish of Karakol in eastern Kyrgyzstan, brought by the Dungan people, Muslims who migrated from China.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
A quick lunch at Karakol's cafés, especially on hot days or after a long night.
Watch it
More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
CapitalBishkek
Populationabout 7.3 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesGold mining, Farming and herding, Remittances
Famous peopleChinghiz AitmatovNovelist known for 'Jamilia'
HelloSalamatsyzby (Kyrgyz)
CurrencySom
And JapanA folk tale says Kyrgyz and Japanese were once brothers: the meat lover became Kyrgyz, the fish lover Japanese.
Fun factIssyk-Kul, a huge mountain lake, never freezes even in winter.
The flag🇰🇬 Red for bravery; the sun's 40 rays for 40 tribes; the center shows the roof crown of a yurt.
From Tokyoabout 5,520 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Bishkek
Getting thereabout 10 hours+ (with a connection)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to September, for mountains and lakes. Also try🍜 BeshbarmakLagmanBoorsok (fried dough)
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to September, for mountains and lakes. Also try🍜 BeshbarmakLagmanBoorsok (fried dough)
🇰🇬 Sounds & life in Kyrgyzstan
СаламатсызбыHello（Salamatsyzby (Kyrgyz)）
Cyrillic
Cyrillic
Right now…
AnthemNational Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic
MusicKomuz music Nomadic tunes on the three-stringed komuz
Listen on YouTube SportFootball (soccer); horseback kok-boru is also popular World HeritageSulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain and more National animalSnow leopard FestivalNooruz (around March 21, the spring new year)
MusicKomuz music Nomadic tunes on the three-stringed komuz
Listen on YouTube SportFootball (soccer); horseback kok-boru is also popular World HeritageSulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain and more National animalSnow leopard FestivalNooruz (around March 21, the spring new year)
Ingredients
- 200 g thick wheat noodles
- 200 g starch jelly
- 2 eggs
- 600 ml beef or vegetable stock
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp chilli oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- A little tomato and bell pepper
Can't find it? Mung bean glass noodles or agar jelly can replace the starch jelly.
How to make it (one way)
- Cook starch with water, chill until set, and cut into strips.
- Boil the noodles and rinse them cold.
- Make a thin omelet and slice it into ribbons.
- Season the stock with vinegar, chilli oil, garlic and chopped vegetables; chill.
- Add noodles, jelly and egg to a bowl and pour over the soup.