Monday, December 26, 2005
I'M PRETTY SURE I HAD THIS AT APPLEBEES LAST WEEK - AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT TASTED LIKE
A Sure Thing for Kazakhs: Horses Will Provide
ILYINKA, Kazakhstan
The six Kazakh villagers circled the stallion with movements so nimble and practiced that they disguised the difficulty of the dawn's first task. The animal before them, weighing roughly 550 pounds, was to be rolled onto its back.
Aslakhan Mukanov, 13, pulled the stallion with a rope as it whinnied and bucked. Seimurad Maitai, 27, dodged the hooves, swinging a rope until he snared the kicking forelegs together.
Mr. Maitai pressed closer, whipping the rope's other end, seeking a hind leg. Soon he entangled it as well. The two pulled their lines taut and lunged. The horse fell, landing hard on the snow. The men scrambled atop it, lashed its legs tight and placed a metal trough under its neck.
Out came the knife. Jumat Makhanov, 29, turned his palms skyward and thanked the pinned stallion for what it would provide. A prayer came last. Then Mr. Maitai swept the blade across the horse's neck.
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Riding remains a symbol of Kazakh skill. Horse meat, horse fat, horse entrails and mare's milk are principal ingredients in the national cuisine....
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While others cut away the rib cage and separated the hind legs from the forelegs, Mr. Makhanov squeezed dung from the intestines. Cut into 20-inch sections, the intestines would be stuffed with fat and meat to make kazy and shuzhyk, two garlic-laced sausages enjoyed as delicacies here.
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A Sure Thing for Kazakhs: Horses Will Provide
ILYINKA, Kazakhstan
The six Kazakh villagers circled the stallion with movements so nimble and practiced that they disguised the difficulty of the dawn's first task. The animal before them, weighing roughly 550 pounds, was to be rolled onto its back.
Aslakhan Mukanov, 13, pulled the stallion with a rope as it whinnied and bucked. Seimurad Maitai, 27, dodged the hooves, swinging a rope until he snared the kicking forelegs together.
Mr. Maitai pressed closer, whipping the rope's other end, seeking a hind leg. Soon he entangled it as well. The two pulled their lines taut and lunged. The horse fell, landing hard on the snow. The men scrambled atop it, lashed its legs tight and placed a metal trough under its neck.
Out came the knife. Jumat Makhanov, 29, turned his palms skyward and thanked the pinned stallion for what it would provide. A prayer came last. Then Mr. Maitai swept the blade across the horse's neck.
snip
Riding remains a symbol of Kazakh skill. Horse meat, horse fat, horse entrails and mare's milk are principal ingredients in the national cuisine....
snip
While others cut away the rib cage and separated the hind legs from the forelegs, Mr. Makhanov squeezed dung from the intestines. Cut into 20-inch sections, the intestines would be stuffed with fat and meat to make kazy and shuzhyk, two garlic-laced sausages enjoyed as delicacies here.
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