44th National Táncház Festival & Fair • 4–6 April 2025
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Starting page: 36
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Traditional foods of Yakutia – Part 2 – The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic is a federal subject of Russia. In 2010 it had a population of 958,528 consisting mainly of ethnic Yakuts and Russians. In this part of the world they like their meats: horse, beef, reindeer, squirrel and blood sausage. But they also have a traditional basic porridge dish called ‘szalamat’ which is said to have been a favorite of Genghis Khan. Today it is cooked from a grain similar to farina wheat with sour cream and three traditional recipes are provided. Juhász Katalin interviews ethnographer Mészáros Csaba on his research in Yakutia.