Local Dishes

1. Бишбармаҡ

   Bishbarmaq

   Beshbarmak (boiled meat with noodles)

   Usage

   Fatty boiled meat with noodles; the Bashkir version includes potatoes

   Grammar Note

   "Биш" (five) + "бармаҡ" (finger): "five fingers", named after eating by hand. Do not spell it "бешбармаҡ".

2. Ҡуллама

   Qullama

   Qullama (meat and noodle soup)

   Usage

   A soup of meat and vegetables served with squares of noodle

   Grammar Note

   The name of a soup dish; its noodles are called "һалма". The initial "Ҡ" is far back in the throat.

3. Бәлеш

   Bälesh

   Belesh (meat pie)

   Usage

   A dish with a meat filling inside a dough shell, served to guests; in Russian it is called Бэлиш

   Grammar Note

   "Ә" is a vowel between "a" and "e". The same word exists in Tatar; here it names the Bashkir pie.

4. Ҡаҙы

   Qadhy

   Qazy (horse-meat sausage)

   Usage

   A sausage of horse meat and fat stuffed in a casing; useful to know it is horse, not pork

   Grammar Note

   In some dialects it is called "ҡаҙылыҡ". The spelling matches the stem of "ҡаҙыу" (to dig), so context decides.

5. Өйрә

   Öyrä

   Öyrä (thick meat and millet soup)

   Usage

   A thick soup of horse, chicken or beef with millet and vegetables, served with ҡатыҡ

   Grammar Note

   "Ө" is a rounded "e". It is a different word from "өйрәнеү" (to learn).

6. Һурпа

   Hurpa

   Hurpa (meat broth)

   Usage

   The liquid from boiled meat; noodles and vegetables are added to make a soup

   Grammar Note

   It starts with the breathy "Һ"; the Tatar word is spelled differently ("шулпа").

7. Һалма

   Halma

   Halma (flat noodles for meat soup)

   Usage

   Square-cut noodles added to meat soup and to beshbarmak

   Grammar Note

   It begins with the breathy "Һ". It looks like the stem of "һалыу" (to put) but is a separate word.

8. Ҡорот

   Qorot

   Qorot (dried curd balls)

   Usage

   A preserved dairy snack of dried curd; eaten as it is or added to soup

   Grammar Note

   The initial "ҡ" is far back in the throat. It is not "ҡорт" (worm, bee).

9. Ҡаймаҡ

   Qaymaq

   Cream (qaymaq)

   Usage

   The thick fat skimmed from the top of milk, eaten with bread or tea

   Grammar Note

   Both "ҡ" are far back in the throat.

10. Бутҡа

    Butqa

    Butqa (grain porridge)

    Usage

    Porridge cooked from grain in water or milk, often eaten for breakfast

    Grammar Note

    The grain name goes in front: "борай бутҡаһы" (millet porridge) and so on.

11. Миңә бишбармаҡ бирегеҙ әле, зинһар.

    Miñä bishbarmaq biregedh äle, zinhar.

    Could I have beshbarmak, please?

    Usage

    A polite way to order

    Grammar Note

    "Бирегеҙ әле, зинһар" is a polite request pattern; "әле" softens it. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

12. Бер киҫәк бәлеш бирегеҙ әле, зинһар.

    Ber kithäk bälesh biregedh äle, zinhar.

    One piece of belesh, please.

    Usage

    A polite way to ask for a slice

    Grammar Note

    The numeral "бер" goes before the noun, which stays singular. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

13. Был ниндәй аш?

    Byl nindäy ash?

    What kind of dish is this?

    Usage

    Asking about a dish you do not know

    Grammar Note

    "Ниндәй" means "what kind of" (Tatar has "нинди"). "Аш" means "food, soup". Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

14. Был бәлештә ит бармы?

    Byl bäleshtä it barmy?

    Is there meat in this belesh?

    Usage

    Checking what is inside

    Grammar Note

    The locative ending -тә is added (бәлеш → бәлештә). "Бармы" means "is there?". Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

15. Бишбармаҡ — башҡорттарҙың милли ризығы.

    Bishbarmaq — bashqorttardhyñ milli rizyghy.

    Beshbarmak is a Bashkir national dish.

    Usage

    Introducing the dish

    Grammar Note

    Башҡорттарҙың is the genitive plural of "башҡорт". "Ризыҡ" becomes "ризығы" with the possessive ending. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

16. Ҡаҙы йылҡы итенән эшләнә.

    Qadhy yylqy itenän eshlänä.

    Qazy is made from horse meat.

    Usage

    Useful when you need to know or explain that it is horse meat

    Grammar Note

    "Итенән" is ит "meat" with a possessive ending and the source ending -нән. "Эшләнә" is passive. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

17. Мин башҡорт ашамлыҡтарын татып ҡарарға теләйем.

    Min bashqort ashamlyqtaryn tatyp qarargha teläyem.

    I would like to try Bashkir food.

    Usage

    Saying you want to try the local food

    Grammar Note

    "… -ып ҡарарға теләйем" means "I want to try …ing". "Ашамлыҡ" means "foodstuff", here plural with the accusative. Composed with regular grammar; a native check is advisable.

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