Nomadic Cuisine Cooking Class In Kazakh Family Almaty

Masterclass is held in Almaty in a private house. Three hours of loading into the art of cooking of ancient nomads.

During the class you’ll get acquainted with the secrets of Kazakh ancient nomad cuisine making and learn to cook Bauyrsaq, Nan, Sayram Pilaf, Kebab or famous nomadic Kuyrdaq. The masterclass will be finished by a traditional Kazakh feast with tasting of the self-cooked dishes and homemade Ayran.

A master class on preparing an ancient nomadic dish is very simple and engaging. You join a modern Kazakh family in the center of the large city of Almaty. Here, together with the chef, who is also the housewife, you learn how to prepare a specific dish and participate in the cooking process itself. They explain and demonstrate how this nomadic dish is prepared. Overall, you are immersed in the exciting process of cooking. After the food is prepared, you sit down with the chef and his family members at the table and share the dish. The preparation itself takes 2 to 3 hours. While preparing the dish, you learn not only about nomadic food but also about the history, culture, and everyday life of ancient nomads and modern Kazakhs.

During the shared feast, you interact with the chef and his family members. You are told various family stories, the stories of individuals, and the history of the country as a whole, as much as possible.

Overall, this master class is no different in content from similar ones in other countries. But on the other hand, it's unique because you have the opportunity to see and experience the lives of people in this country from the inside, not just from the windows of a bus or car.