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Nauryz kozhe

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Nauryz kozhe
Traditional Kazakh and Kyrgyz soup - Nauryz kozhe (Nooruz kozho)
Alternative namesNauryz kozhe
ناۋرىز كوجە
Nooruz kozho
Place of originKazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Main ingredientsMilk (Kazakh), broth (Kyrgyz), horse meat, salt, kashk, grains[1]

Nauryz kozhe (Kazakh: Наурыз көже) or Nooruz kozho (Kyrgyz: Нооруз көжө)[2][3] is a Kazakh/Kyrgyz drink of milk (in Kazakhstan) or broth (in Kyrgyzstan), horse meat, salt, kashk and grains.[4][5]

On Nauryz or Nooruz, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz start the new year with this drink for good luck because it is considered a symbol of wealth and richness in the coming year.[6] It consists of seven food elements, such as milk or broth, meat, oil, millet, rice, raisins, corn (the recipe can vary).

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  1. ^ "Nauryz holiday - Kazakh New Year | Kazakhstan culture". visitkazakhstan.kz.
  2. ^ Kubatbek, Olzhobay; Ėraliev, Salaidin. Dictionary of Kyrgyz ethnography. Bishkek. ISBN 9967-13-159-4.
  3. ^ "Нооруз көжө - эң байыркы тамактардын бири". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 20 March 2003.
  4. ^ ""Nauryz kozhe" - traditional dish of the Nauryz holiday". old.qazaqtv.com.
  5. ^ "Башкирский Государственный Педагогический Университет" (in Russian). Bashkir State Pedagogical University. CiteSeerx10.1.1.470.7432.
  6. ^ ""Nauryz Kozhe" is a spring dish". e-history.kz.