Ashlyan-fu and Oromo: Special Dishes of Kyrgyz Cuisine

Alongside the dishes shared across the region, Kyrgyz cuisine has some that are all its own. Here are two of them. Ashlyan-fu is a cold dish known in Karakol that came from Dungan cuisine. Classic ashlyan-fu includes hand-pulled noodles, starch jelly, an omelet with green onion and a sweet-and-sour sauce. The sauce is made with water, vinegar, sugar and salt. The recipe calls for 140 g of starch to 1.25 L of water for the jelly. The dish is served cold. Oromo is a rolled dough dish. Thinly rolled dough is covered with a filling of meat, potato or pumpkin, and onion, rolled up and steamed. Cooking time in recipes ranges from 40 minutes to an hour. There is also a similar dish, zhatkan too: the same roll, but in broth. Tip: cut the oromo into portions and serve with katyk or sour cream. Sources: Википедия — Киргизская кухня: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Киргизская_кухня inoeda.com — Ашлямфу по-каракольски: https://inoeda.com/17754-ashljamfu-po-karakolski.html besh-barmak.ru — Ашлямфу: https://www.besh-barmak.ru/bluda_iz_muki_i_risa/474.html folkways.today — Oromo: https://folkways.today/oromo-kyrgyz-vegetarian/ globaltableadventure.com — Oromo: https://globaltableadventure.com/recipe/kyrgyz-stuffed-rolled-pasta-oromo/