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Kuurdak (, quyrdaq, , ; Говурдак, , , ), transliterated with various spellings, is a traditional meat dish made in Central Asia. The name comes from a nominalization of the word "roast", "fried", referring to how the food is made. It is described as "stewed brown meat".

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Food.name
Kuurdak
Food.image
File: Kazakh quwyrdaq.jpg
Food.caption
Kuurdak being prepared
Food.country
Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Food.region
Central Asia
Food.main_ingredient
mutton, onion, vegetable oil or animal fat

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Kuurdak (, quyrdaq, , ; Говурдак, , , ), transliterated with various spellings, is a traditional meat dish made in Central Asia. The name comes from a nominalization of the word "roast", "fried", referring to how the food is made. It is described as "stewed brown meat".

Kuurdak is known in Turkish cuisine as kavurma usually made from lamb, mutton, beef, or sheep liver, or sometimes with vegetables.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kuyrdak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.