Delicious Azerbaijani cuisine to be presented in Turkey
By Nigar Orujova
Azerbaijani cuisine will be demonstrated at the ninth international "Anadolu days" culture and art festival, which will be held in Ankara on September 6-15.
Cuisines of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Iraq and North Cyprus will also be presented at the festival.
The purpose of the festival is to popularize the cuisines of various countries, to recall forgotten recipes and to create new dishes.
Moreover, the festival will include "Anadolu taste" contest for cooks. Participants will show their skills in preparing main dishes, bakery and sweets. Winning cooks will be awarded.
The festival will also be exciting for visitors, who will be able to taste all the dishes.
Azerbaijani cuisine is one of the most delicious cuisines in the world. Most of the national meals are cooked from mutton, beef, poultry and fish. The variety of national foods also includes many dishes with rice, flour, vegetables and greens.
The unique dishes of Azerbaijani cuisine such as dolma, bozbash, bozartma, chykhyrtma, khashil, Shish kebab, piti, pilaff, and govurma are included in the national menus of the neighboring Caucasus nations.