Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
and bar, usually open only in
summer
Turkestan
- literally 'the Land
of the Turks'; covers Central Asia
and Xinjiang (China)
umuvalnik
(R) - portable
washing basin
univermag
(R) -
universalny
magazin
; department store
uulu
(Kyr) - meaning 'son of'
cal wood framework covered
with felt
zakaznik
(R) - protected area
zapovednik
(R) - nature reserve
zhyostky
(R) - hard carriage
on trains
zikr
(A) - recitation or contem-
plation of the names of God;
recitation of sacred writings; one
part of traditional Sufi practice
UAZ
(R) - Russian 4WD
ulak-tartysh
(Kyr) - see
buzkashi
ulama
(A) - class of religious
scholars or intellectuals
ulitsa
(R) - street
viloyat
(U) - province
vodopad
(R) - waterfall
vokzal
(R) - train station
ylagoyyny(Karakalpak)
- see
buzkashi
yurt
- traditional nomadic
'house', a collapsible cylindri-
FOOD GLOSSARY
abrikos
- apricot
agurets
- cucumber
amlet
- omelette
antrecot
- steak
arbuz
- watermelon
ayran
- salty yoghurt/water
mix
gulyash
- a dismal miscel-
lany of meat, vegetables and
potatoes
makarony
- macaroni, pasta
masla
- butter
mastoba
- rice soup
mimosasalat
- fish and
shredded-potato salad
mineralnayavada
- mineral
water
morkovisalat
- carrot salad
myod/assal
- honey
jiger
- liver
kafe
- coffee
kafesslivkami
- coffee with
milk
kaimak
- sweet cream
kapustysalat
- cabbage salad
kartofelfri
- French fries, chips
kartofelpure
- mashed potato
kartoshka
- potato
kasha
- porridge
katyk
- thin, drinkable yoghurt
kazy
- horse-meat sausage
khleb
- bread
kolbasa
- sausage
kompot
- juice
kotletapo-Kievski
- chicken
Kiev
kumys
- fermented mare's milk
(also
kymys
)
kuritsa
- chicken
kurygril
- roast chicken
kuurdak
- fatty stew of meat,
offal and potato
barene
- jam
befstroganov
- beef stroganoff
beshbarmak
- flat noodles with
lamb, horsemeat or vegetable
broth (served separately)
bifshteks
- 'beefsteak', glorified
hamburger
bitochki
- cutlet
bliny
- Russian-style pancake
borshch
- beetroot and potato
soup, often with sour cream
bozo
- beverage made from
fermented millet
nan
- flat bread
okroshka
- cold or hot soup
made from sour cream, pota-
toes, eggs and meat
olivye
salat
- potato, ham,
peas and mayonnaise
pelmeni
- small dumplings
in soup
persik
- peach
piva
- beer
plov
- a rice dish with meat,
carrots or other additions
(traditionally prepared by men
for special celebrations), also
known as
pilau
pomidor
- tomato
ragu
- beef stew
rassolniksmyasam
- soup of
marinated cucumber and kidney
ris
- rice
chay
- tea
chuisky
salat
- spicy carrot
salad in vinaigrette
chuchvara
- dumplings
farel
- trout
Frantsuzkysalat
- beetroot,
carrots and French fries
frikadela
- fried meatballs
laghman
- noodles
lyulyakebab
- beef or mutton
meatballs
galuptsi
- cabbage rolls stuffed
with rice and meat
gavyadina
- beef
grechka
- boiled buckwheat
gribi
- mushrooms
sakhar
- sugar
salatizsvezheikapusty
- raw
cabbage salad
salattourist
- sliced tomatoes
and cucumbers
samsa
- samosa
manpar
- noodle bits, meat,
vegetables and mild seasoning
in broth
manty
- small stuffed dump-
lings
