Turkmen Cuisine

Turkmen cuisine is the cuisine of the Turkmen people, mainly in Turkmenistan and border regions of Iran and Afghanistan.

The Turkmen language is related to Turkish and Azerbaijani, and more distantly to other Turkish languages such as Kyrgyz and Uzbek.

Ashgabat is a cultural center.

Some foods, such as flatbread, are cooked in a tamdyr, a type of tandoor oven.

Ingredients

Wheat is a staple food.

Melons are popular Turkmen fruit.

Dairy is commonly used as milk, butter, and yogurt. Camel milk is particularly popular in Turkmen cuisine.

Dishes

• corek(çörek): wheat flatbread, similar to naan
• meat corek(etli çörek): wheat flatbread with meat filling
• oil corek(ýagly çörek): flaky wheat flatbread made with butter
• somsa: wheat dumpling, usually with meat filling
• gatyk: yogurt, served as a drink