Chechen cuisine

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Chechen cuisine is the traditional folk cuisine of the

Chechen people, who dwell in the North Caucasus
.

The bases of Chechen cuisine are

corn. The main components of Chechen dishes include spicy seasonings, onion, wild garlic, pepper and thyme.[1]

Chechen cuisine is known for having rich dishes, and is also typically simple to prepare and easily digestible.[2]

Dishes

Main dishes

Hingalsh
Jijig-galnash

Desserts

  • Ahar Hovla (Ахьар Хьовла) - Helva made from corn flour.
  • Dema Hovla (Дема Хьовла) - Helva made from wheat flour.
  • Garzni Hovla (Гарзни Хьовла) - Helva made from wheat flour in form of noodles.
  • Gvaymakkhsh (Гваймакхш) - Sort of
    pancakes with honey
    .
  • Vieta (dish) (Виета) is a Chechen national dish of flax seeds with a thick liquid mass of dark brown color obtained from chopped fried or simply dried flax seeds by grinding in millstones. It is used in the traditional cuisine of Chechens, like a nutritious sweet dish, mixing with sugar or honey and oil. Any can be added oil: vegetable or cream melted.[3] Vieta - "Linum" has long been common among Chechens; an exquisite dish is prepared from its ground seeds - linum pasta - by frying linseed flour in boiling oil with sugar or honey.[4] Chechens prepare a dish only from seeds linum (flax).[5]
Vieta (Vieta)
Dema Holva

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