Kyrgyz Cuisine - Noodles and Dumplings

Noodles and Dumplings

Manty are steamed dumplings filled with ground meat and onions.

Samsi are little pockets of meat and vegetables wrapped in flaky pastry, very similar to Indian samosas. They are stuffed with mutton and fat most often, but are also made with chicken, cheese, cabbage, and beef. They can be bought in most bazaars or on street corners in larger cities.

Lagman (or laghman) is a very popular noodle dish. It consists of thick homemade noodles covered in chopped peppers and other vegetables and served in a spicy vinegary sauce. Lagman is served everywhere in Kyrgyzstan, but is said not to be a Kyrgyz dish at all, but rather a Dungan one.