Chak-Chak
Deep-fried sweet dough
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Chak-chak[a] (/tʃækˈtʃæk/) is a popular fried dough food in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other parts of Central Asia.
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| Type | Doughnut |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Central Asia |
| Main ingredients | Dough, optionally hazelnuts |
Chak-chak is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then deep-fried in oil. Optionally, hazelnuts or dried fruit (e.g. apricots and raisins) are added to the mixture. The fried balls are stacked in a mound in a special mold and drenched with hot honey. After cooling and hardening, chak-chak may optionally be decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits.
Traditional wedding chak-chak is larger and is often covered with candies and dragées. The biggest chak-chak weighed 4,026.4 kilograms (8,877 lb) and was prepared on 14 June 2018 during the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kazan.[2]
Types
- If the dough is fried as noodles, chak-chak is called boxara käläwäse (Tatar: бохара кәләвәсе, [bɔxɑˈrɑ kælæwæˈse], i.e. bukharan käläwä).[1]
- Kazakh shek-shek is similar to boxara käläwäse.
- Uzbek chakchak comes as half rounded balls, noodles, and flakes.
- Tajik chaqchaq comes in both types, as balls and as noodles.
See also
- Gulab jamun
- List of doughnut varieties
- List of fried dough varieties
- List of Russian dishes
- Bashkir cuisine
- Tatar cuisine
- Lokma (a similar dish originating in Turkey)
- Mee siput
- Rengginang
- Struffoli
- Sachima (a similar dish in Manchu cuisine)
- Gavvalu (a similar dish in India)
- Funnel cake