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This film is about traditional Dagestan cuisine.

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We visit one of the restaurant that servers traditional Dagestan dishes.

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There are some particularities in Dagestan cuisine.

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There are about 38 nationalities (ethnic groups) that are native in this little republic, and this is the reason why every signature

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It’s important to know that living conditions of this region influenced the national cuisine much.

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There are no shops or convenience food high in the mountains. Women had to use things which were stored in houses all the year round: flour, cheese, salty meat.

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There is ‘chudu’ in the list of the most famous dishes.

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“This is the unleavened dough. CHUDUs can have different fillings/ the fillings can be made of minced meat, cheese, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes or mushrooms and potatoes.

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This dish is very popular and we can’t imagine our traditional Dagestan cuisine without it.”

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In spite of this dish is quite simple to cook, and it is an everyday meal, it is one of the main element of any holiday table.

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Another famous Dagestan dish is ‘khinkal’.

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For KHINKAL you are first to cook meat. We cut beef or mutton into large pieces. The meat is to be cooked slowly for the boiling water to stay clear.

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Add flavoring pack or pickling spice to the boiling water as it will be served latter in a bowl. This soup is called ‘shurpa’ in Dagestan languages.

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While the meat is being prepared it is the high time to make the dough.

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“We make the dough by using serum or kefir, salt and soda.

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The hardest moment is to take KHINKAL out of the boiling water in the right moment. The recipe itself is not difficult.

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So, we have made the dough already, now we’ll let it knead for 10 minutes.”

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For Avar KHINKAL the dough is to be rolled out and cut into little slices.

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Place the slices into the boiling water for 7-8 minutes, until they float.

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“Avar KHINKAL is very nourishing. In Dagestan families are large and all members have the meal together.

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So this food is very substantial.”

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Cooked KHINKAL is placed on large dish. In the middle we put the boiled meat. It is served with our favorite spicy garlic tomato or sour cream sauces.

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Enjoy it!!!

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These exotic dishes will decorate your table!