He cooked plov, placing his large pot and stove in the village center, while female Kazakh volunteers prepared baursaks, a traditional fried bread that is offered with milk and tea. "It was an ...

It is typically chopped boiled meat mixed with egg noodles and an onion sauce. Other favorites include plov (rice pilaf), shashlik (skewered meat), samsa (savory pastry) and lagman (noodle soup).