Çäkçäk
![]() Çäkçäk (right) and Boxara käläwäse (left) | |
Type | Doughnut |
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Place of origin | Russia |
Region or state | Tatarstan and Bashkortostan |
Main ingredients | Dough, optionally hazelnuts |
Çäkçäk (pronounced [ɕækˈɕæk], Yañalif: Cəkcək, Tatar Cyrillic: Чәкчәк[1] or чәк-чәк, çäk-çäk; Tajik: чақчақ, chaqchaq; Kyrgyz: чак-ча��; Uzbek: chak-chak; Russian: чак-чак, chak-chak; Bashkir: сәк-сәк, säk-säk, Kazakh "шек-шек" (shek-shek)), frequently anglicized as chak-chak /tʃækˈtʃæk/, is a Tatar sweet. It is particularly popular in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, and is recognized as Tatarstan's national sweet in Russia.
Çäkçäk is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then deep-fried in oil. Optionally hazelnuts or dried fruits 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, çäkçäk may be optionally decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits.
Traditional wedding çäkçäk is of bigger size and is often covered with candies and dragées. The biggest çäkçäk (1,000 kg) was prepared on 29 August 2005 during Kazan's millennium celebration.[2]
Types[]
- If the dough is fried as noodles, çäkçäk is called Boxara käläwäse (Бохара кәләвәсе, [bɔxɑˈrɑ kælæwæˈse], i.e. Bukharan käläwä ).[1]
- Kazakh shek-shek is similar to Boxara käläwäse.
- Uzbek chakchak comes in half rounded balls, noodles and flakes types.
- Tajik chakchak comes in both types, as balls and as noodles.
See also[]
- List of doughnut varieties
- List of fried dough varieties
- List of Russian dishes
- Tatar culture
- Tatar cuisine
- Lokma (a similar dish originating in Turkey)
- Struffoli
- Sachima (a similar dish in Manchu cuisine)
- Gavvalu (a similar dish in India)
- Funnel cake
References[]
- ^ a b "Чәкчәк". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
- ^ "Самый большой в мире чак-чак". www.pari.ru.
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