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Dagestan Food Journey

Chef Preparing Vegetable Dish on Tree Slab
Dagestan, officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and largest city is Makhachkala, centrally located on the Caspian Sea

 Dagestan is famous for its local dishes of: hinkal (a tasty pasta/dough-like entity served with garlic sauce and some kind of meat, usually young, boiled lamb), chudu (a quesadilla-like thin dough with special meats, cheeses or vegetables inside), and shashlik (roast shishkabab, usually lamb meat).
The importance of khinkal in Dagestani culture should not be underestimated. As Zhanna Abueva says in her cookbook, Dagestani Cuisine which I am liberally paraphrasing throughout this introduction, “Khinkal is our everything. It is sacred, native and eternal, like the mountains of Dagestan, like an ancient dagger. […] It is not just a meal, but an occasion to communicate, moreover with absolute psychological relaxation.” Even Dagestani poets have dedicated their works to the humble khinkal, how it was made, how it was eaten, and how it was remembered. Supposedly, when people from Dagestan think about home, they always picture in their minds a plate of khinkal.




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 Translation in Telugu
Cooked Food on Plate
 డాగేస్టాన్, అధికారికంగా రిపబ్లిక్ ఆఫ్ డాగేస్తాన్, ఇది రష్యా యొక్క సమాఖ్య విషయం, ఇది ఉత్తర కాకసస్ ప్రాంతంలో ఉంది. దీని రాజధాని మరియు అతిపెద్ద నగరం కాస్పియన్ సముద్రంలో కేంద్రంగా ఉన్న మఖచ్కల

 డాగెస్తాన్ దాని స్థానిక వంటకాలకు ప్రసిద్ది చెందింది: హింకాల్ (వెల్లుల్లి సాస్ మరియు కొన్ని రకాల మాంసంతో వడ్డించే రుచికరమైన పాస్తా / పిండి లాంటి ఎంటిటీ, సాధారణంగా యువ, ఉడికించిన గొర్రె), చుడు (ప్రత్యేక మాంసాలు, చీజ్లు లేదా ఒక క్యూసాడిల్లా లాంటి సన్నని పిండి లోపల కూరగాయలు), మరియు షాష్లిక్ (కాల్చిన షిష్కాబాబ్, సాధారణంగా గొర్రె మాంసం).

 డాగేస్తానీ సంస్కృతిలో ఖింకల్ యొక్క ప్రాముఖ్యతను తక్కువ అంచనా వేయకూడదు. ఈ పరిచయం అంతటా నేను ఉదారంగా పారాఫ్రేజింగ్ చేస్తున్న డాగెస్టానీ వంటకాల వంట పుస్తకంలో hana న్నా అబ్యూవా చెప్పినట్లుగా, “ఖింకల్ మా ప్రతిదీ. ఇది పవిత్రమైనది, స్థానికమైనది మరియు శాశ్వతమైనది, డాగేస్తాన్ పర్వతాల మాదిరిగా, పురాతన బాకులాగా. […] ఇది కేవలం భోజనం మాత్రమే కాదు, సంపూర్ణ మానసిక సడలింపుతో కమ్యూనికేట్ చేయడానికి ఒక సందర్భం. ” డాగేస్తానీ కవులు కూడా తమ రచనలను వినయపూర్వకమైన ఖింకల్‌కు అంకితం చేశారు, అది ఎలా తయారైంది, ఎలా తిన్నారు, ఎలా గుర్తుకు వచ్చింది. డాగేస్తాన్ ప్రజలు ఇంటి గురించి ఆలోచించినప్పుడు, వారు ఎల్లప్పుడూ వారి మనస్సులలో ఖింకల్ ప్లేట్ను చిత్రీకరిస్తారు.



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