==Common dishes==
==Common dishes==
Most dishes are [[lamb and mutton|lamb]]- or [[beef]]-based, but fish dishes are common especially around [[Lake Baikal]]. There are also a number of [[dairy products]] made by the [[Buryats]]. Buryat cuisine is simple and hearty with very little spice. The Buryats, like the Mongols, are known for their [[buuz]], a type of steamed dumpling.
Most dishes are [[lamb and mutton|lamb]]- or [[beef]]-based, but fish dishes are common especially around Lake Baikal. There are also a number of [[dairy products]] made by the Buryats. Buryat cuisine is simple and hearty with very little spice. The Buryats, like the Mongols, are known for their [[buuz]], a type of steamed dumpling.
===Popular Buryat foods===
=== Buryat foods===
* ”’[[Buuz]]y”’ (Бузы) also known as Pozy or [[Buuz]] in [[Mongolia]], are meat-filled steamed [[dumplings]] usually filled with a mixture of either lamb or beef with onions.
* ””” (Бузы) also known as or in [[Mongolia]], are meat-filled steamed [[dumplings]] usually filled with a mixture of either lamb or beef with onions.
* ”’Buchler”’ (Бучлер) is a lamb soup with hand cut [[noodles]] and [[potatoes]].
* ”’Buchler”’ (Бучлер) is a lamb soup with handcut [[noodles]] and [[potatoes]].
* ”’Shulep”’ (Шулэн) is a mutton soup with egg noodles and sometimes [[dumplings]].
* ”’Shulep”’ (Шулэн) is a mutton soup with egg noodles and sometimes dumplings.
* ”’Bukhelor”’ (Бухел) is a spiced meat and vegetable [[stew]] with Siberian herbs.
* ”’Bukhelor”’ (Бухел) is a spiced meat and vegetable [[stew]] with Siberian herbs.
* ”’Sagudai”’ (Сагудаи) a local version of [[Sashimi]] made from fresh fish from [[Lake Baikal]]
* ”’Sagudai”’ (Сагудаи) a local version of [[]] made from fresh fish from Lake Baikal
* ”'[[Khuushuur]]”’ (Хушуур) are fried meat pies usually made with mutton meat and fried in mutton fat.
* ”'[[Khuushuur]]”’ (Хушуур) are fried meat pies usually made with mutton meat and fried in mutton fat.
* ”’Sharbin”’ (Шарбин) are similar to [[Khuushuur]] but are round in shape.
* ”’Sharbin”’ (Шарбин) are similar to but are round in shape.
* ”’Shanki”’ (Шанки) are a [[flatbread]] with melted local cheese and can be compared to [[pizza]].
* ”’Shanki”’ (Шанки) are a [[flatbread]] with melted local cheese and can be compared to [[pizza]].
* ”’Salamata”’ (Саламата) is a local [[dessert]] made from [[rye]] and [[sour cream]].
* ”’Salamata”’ (Саламата) is a local [[dessert]] made from [[rye]] and [[sour cream]].
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File:Buryiat version of Buuz with beef Ulan Ude Russia (14785745145).jpg|Beef Buuzy
File:Buryiat version of Buuz with beef Ulan Ude Russia (14785745145).jpg|Beef
File:Шулэн (2).jpg|Shulep
File:Шулэн (2).jpg|Shulep
File:Саламата Белгородская область 02.jpg|Salamata
File:Саламата Белгородская область 02.jpg|Salamata
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===Dairy Products===
===Dairy ===
* ”’Airkhan”’ (Аирхан) is a type or local dried [[cottage cheese]].
* ”’Airkhan”’ (Аирхан) is a local dried [[cottage cheese]].
* ”’Khuruud”’ (Хурууд) is a traditional Buryat hard cheese.
* ”’Khuruud”’ (Хурууд) is a traditional Buryat hard cheese.
* ”’Urme”’ (Урме) is a dairy product made from the milk fat and milk foam which is boiled and then skimmed. The final product is similar to [[kaymak]] or [[clotted cream]].
* ”’Urme”’ (Урме) is a dairy product made from milk fat and milk foam which is boiled and then skimmed. The final product is similar to [[kaymak]] or [[clotted cream]].
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