Nauryz kozhe
 Traditional Kazakh and Kyrgyz soup - Nauryz kozhe (Nooruz kozho) | |
| Alternative names | Nauryz kozhe ناۋرىز كوجە Nooruz kozho |
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| Place of origin | Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan |
| Main ingredients | Milk (Kazakh), broth (Kyrgyz), horse meat, salt, kashk, grains[1] |
Nauryz kozhe (Kazakh: Навруз 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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- ^ "Nauryz holiday - Kazakh New Year | Kazakhstan culture". visitkazakhstan.kz.
- ^ Kubatbek, Olzhobay; Ėraliev, Salaidin. Dictionary of Kyrgyz ethnography. Bishkek. ISBN 9967-13-159-4.
- ^ "Нооруз көжө - эң байыркы тамактардын бири". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 20 March 2003.
- ^ ""Nauryz kozhe" - traditional dish of the Nauryz holiday". old.qazaqtv.com.
- ^ "Башкирский Государственный Педагогический Университет" (in Russian). Bashkir State Pedagogical University. CiteSeerx: 10.1.1.470.7432.
- ^ ""Nauryz Kozhe" is a spring dish". e-history.kz.
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