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Torn bread soaked in lamb broth
Think of it as: Like French onion soup's bread, but it's the whole meal and it's lamb
Tear the bread. Keep tearing.
What does it taste like?
Savory lamb broth soaked into soft bread, with sweet onion.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSoft, soupy and hearty
What is it?
Baked bread torn into tiny pieces, mixed with chopped boiled lamb, onion and tomato, then drowned in hot lamb broth. It's Turkmenistan's signature feast-day dish.
How locals eat it
Made in huge pots for festivals and family gatherings; tearing the bread is a group job.
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🇹🇲Turkmenistan
CapitalAshgabat
Populationabout 7.6 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesNatural gas, Cotton
Famous peopleMagtymgulyBeloved 18th-century national poet
HelloSalam (Turkmen)
CurrencyManat
Fun factIn the middle of the desert, a gas crater called the 'Door to Hell' has been burning for over 50 years.
The flag🇹🇲 Green and the crescent for Islam, five stars for five provinces, and the vertical band shows five carpet patterns for the main tribes.
From Tokyoabout 6,990 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Ashgabat
Getting thereabout 12 hours+ (with a connection)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeApril to May and September to October, before and after the heat. Also try🍚 PlovGutapIchlekli (meat pie)
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeApril to May and September to October, before and after the heat. Also try🍚 PlovGutapIchlekli (meat pie)
🇹🇲 Sounds & life in Turkmenistan
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MusicBagshy songs Storytelling songs played on the two-stringed dutar
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Ingredients
- 700 g bone-in lamb
- 2 round loaves (chorek)
- 2 onions
- 2 tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
Can't find it? Beef for lamb, and a crusty baguette for Turkmen chorek bread.
How to make it (one way)
- Slowly simmer the lamb to make a broth.
- Tear the bread into small pieces by hand.
- Finely chop the cooked meat, onions and tomatoes.
- Mix bread, meat and vegetables together.
- Serve in bowls with plenty of hot broth poured over.