DISHES AND PRODUCTS
Khakassian cuisine
The main food of the Khakas people, like that of other pastoral peoples of southern Siberia, consists of dairy products, plant-based dishes in summer, and meat in winter. The most commonly consumed meats are mutton, horse meat, and poultry.
One of the most famous dishes is “potkhy” — a traditional Khakas porridge made from sour cream cooked with flour. It is served hot and considered a national pride. In the past, a girl’s skill as a homemaker was judged by how well she prepared this dish.
Other notable dishes include:
“Oramys” — a dish made from thin sheep intestines, carefully cleaned, braided into plaits, and boiled;
“Oreme” — milk skin (the cream layer that forms when milk is heated), often mixed with ground bird cherry, lingonberries, and other berries;
“Talgan” — roasted and ground barley, used as a base for soups, porridges, sweets, and other dishes;
“Tamakh” — a festive dish made from freshly slaughtered sheep or horse. Various parts of the carcass are boiled in broth and served to guests according to a specific ritual.
One of the most famous dishes is “potkhy” — a traditional Khakas porridge made from sour cream cooked with flour. It is served hot and considered a national pride. In the past, a girl’s skill as a homemaker was judged by how well she prepared this dish.
Other notable dishes include:
“Oramys” — a dish made from thin sheep intestines, carefully cleaned, braided into plaits, and boiled;
“Oreme” — milk skin (the cream layer that forms when milk is heated), often mixed with ground bird cherry, lingonberries, and other berries;
“Talgan” — roasted and ground barley, used as a base for soups, porridges, sweets, and other dishes;
“Tamakh” — a festive dish made from freshly slaughtered sheep or horse. Various parts of the carcass are boiled in broth and served to guests according to a specific ritual.
AYRAN POTKHY KHYIMA
MYUN TALGAN KHAN
А
Аарчы
Aarchi
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass).
Айран
Ayran
Fermented milk product
Арака
Araka
An alcoholic drink made from sour milk products (ayran or kumiss).
К
Коптиргес
Koptirges
Small pastry pies filled with pine nuts.
Корчик
Korchik
A drink made from fresh cow’s milk. The milk was whipped with a long wooden stick called a korchik. At the end of this stick was attached a dense felt disc, stitched through with threads. Fresh milk was placed over a low fire, removed just before boiling, then poured into a clay pot, and the korchik was rolled between the palms to create a thick, rich foam.
Кюйга
Kyuiga
Aspic (meat jelly) usually made from horse, beef, or pork legs and ears, and less commonly from lamb shanks.
М
Малычах
Malychakh
Fig-shaped flatbreads made from rye flour.
Мюн
Myun
Lamb broth, which is served as a standalone dish or used as a base for other dishes.
Н
Настах
Nastakh
Mashed potatoes with hemp oil.
О
Орамыс
Oramys
A dish made from thin lamb intestines, which are thoroughly cleaned, braided, and boiled.
Ореме
Oreme
Milk foams, often mixed with ground bird cherry, lingonberries, and other berries.
П
Пичирё
Pichiryo
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass), dried in the form of thin noodles.
Порсых
Porsykh
Deep-fried dough balls that are usually served with broth. They are also prepared in a dessert version, in which case they are smeared with honey.
Потхы
Potkhy
Porridge made from sour cream cooked with flour. It is served hot.
Поча
Pocha
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass).
Пызылах
Pyzylakh
Khakass cheese.
С
Саргай потхызы
Sargay potkhyzy
Porridge from the bulbs of the martagon lily, boiled in milk.
Т
Талган
Talgan
Ground roasted barley, a base for soups, cereals, sweets, and other dishes. Ground bird cherry and oil are added to the talgan candies.
Тамах
Tamakh
A festive dish made from freshly slaughtered sheep or horse. Various parts of the carcass are boiled in broth and served to guests following a specific ritual.
Тёртпек
Tyortpek
Round flatbreads that are often prepared with a filling of chopped bacon and onions.
Тоортхан
Toortkhan
Dessert made from ground bird cherry mixed with melted butter, sugar, or honey.
Тутпас
Tutpas
Dumplings in the form of small balls, made from minced horse meat, lamb, beef, with the addition of lard and onions.
У
Угре
Ugre
Meat soup with barley, seasoned with dried cottage cheese.
Х
Хан
Khan
Blood sausage made from fresh sheep or horse blood. It is boiled in water and served hot, sliced into portioned pieces.
Хандых потхызы
Khandykh potkhyzy
Poridge made from the bulbs of Siberian fawn lily, boiled in milk.
Харбан
Kharban
Lamb soup with noodles and onions, cooked in a kazan (a large cooking pot).
Хузухты халас
Khuzukhty khalas
Nut cookies.
Хурут
Khurut
Flatbreads made from dried aarchi (a fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran), which are usually added to soups.
Хыдат чайы
Khydat chayi
Compressed tea. Cream, sugar, and various treats are usually served with tea. Herbal teas made from oregano, star anise, strawberry leaves, or chaga are also popular in Khakass cuisine.
Хыйма
Khyjma
Sausage made from minced lamb and horse meat with onions, cooked in an intestine .
Ч
Чалбах
Chalbakh
Flatbreads made from yeast dough.
Часнымырт
Chasnymyrt
Dessert made from ground bird cherry mixed with sour cream and sugar.
Я
Яблах
Yablakh
Potato
Яблах потхы
Yablakh potkhy
Mashed potatoes with sour cream.
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Аарчы
Aarchi
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass).
Айран
Ayran
Fermented milk product
Арака
Araka
An alcoholic drink made from sour milk products (ayran or kumiss).
К
Коптиргес
Koptirges
Small pastry pies filled with pine nuts.
Корчик
Korchik
A drink made from fresh cow’s milk. The milk was whipped with a long wooden stick called a korchik. At the end of this stick was attached a dense felt disc, stitched through with threads. Fresh milk was placed over a low fire, removed just before boiling, then poured into a clay pot, and the korchik was rolled between the palms to create a thick, rich foam.
Кюйга
Kyuiga
Aspic (meat jelly) usually made from horse, beef, or pork legs and ears, and less commonly from lamb shanks.
М
Малычах
Malychakh
Fig-shaped flatbreads made from rye flour.
Мюн
Myun
Lamb broth, which is served as a standalone dish or used as a base for other dishes.
Н
Настах
Nastakh
Mashed potatoes with hemp oil.
О
Орамыс
Oramys
A dish made from thin lamb intestines, which are thoroughly cleaned, braided, and boiled.
Ореме
Oreme
Milk foams, often mixed with ground bird cherry, lingonberries, and other berries.
П
Пичирё
Pichiryo
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass), dried in the form of thin noodles.
Порсых
Porsykh
Deep-fried dough balls that are usually served with broth. They are also prepared in a dessert version, in which case they are smeared with honey.
Потхы
Potkhy
Porridge made from sour cream cooked with flour. It is served hot.
Поча
Pocha
A fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran (strained curd mass).
Пызылах
Pyzylakh
Khakass cheese.
С
Саргай потхызы
Sargay potkhyzy
Porridge from the bulbs of the martagon lily, boiled in milk.
Т
Талган
Talgan
Ground roasted barley, a base for soups, cereals, sweets, and other dishes. Ground bird cherry and oil are added to the talgan candies.
Тамах
Tamakh
A festive dish made from freshly slaughtered sheep or horse. Various parts of the carcass are boiled in broth and served to guests following a specific ritual.
Тёртпек
Tyortpek
Round flatbreads that are often prepared with a filling of chopped bacon and onions.
Тоортхан
Toortkhan
Dessert made from ground bird cherry mixed with melted butter, sugar, or honey.
Тутпас
Tutpas
Dumplings in the form of small balls, made from minced horse meat, lamb, beef, with the addition of lard and onions.
У
Угре
Ugre
Meat soup with barley, seasoned with dried cottage cheese.
Х
Хан
Khan
Blood sausage made from fresh sheep or horse blood. It is boiled in water and served hot, sliced into portioned pieces.
Хандых потхызы
Khandykh potkhyzy
Poridge made from the bulbs of Siberian fawn lily, boiled in milk.
Харбан
Kharban
Lamb soup with noodles and onions, cooked in a kazan (a large cooking pot).
Хузухты халас
Khuzukhty khalas
Nut cookies.
Хурут
Khurut
Flatbreads made from dried aarchi (a fermented milk product made from reduced sour ayran), which are usually added to soups.
Хыдат чайы
Khydat chayi
Compressed tea. Cream, sugar, and various treats are usually served with tea. Herbal teas made from oregano, star anise, strawberry leaves, or chaga are also popular in Khakass cuisine.
Хыйма
Khyjma
Sausage made from minced lamb and horse meat with onions, cooked in an intestine .
Ч
Чалбах
Chalbakh
Flatbreads made from yeast dough.
Часнымырт
Chasnymyrt
Dessert made from ground bird cherry mixed with sour cream and sugar.
Я
Яблах
Yablakh
Potato
Яблах потхы
Yablakh potkhy
Mashed potatoes with sour cream.
Thank you for your help in providing materials from the Tourism Information Center of Khakassia
Photo: Tourism Information Center of Khakassia and A. Belavin and Yu. Kudryashov