Ossetian cuisine (Ossetian: Ирон хæринæгтæ, romanized: iron xærinægtæ) refers to the cooking styles and dishes of the Ossetians of the North Caucasus.

Ossetian pies, among a variety of other food

Ossetian pie edit

 
Sliced fidgin

Fidgin (Ossetian: фыдджын, Russian: фиджин) is a type of meat pie.

Three pies (Ossetian: æртæ чъирийы, Russian: три пирога) is an important concept in Ossetian culture, representing sun, earth and water.[1]

Ossetian beer edit

 
A traditional cup of ossetian beer

Beer has been prepared and enjoyed in Ossetia since ancient times.[2] Ossetian beer is dark-brown to black in color, has little-to-no foam and a significantly lower alcohol content than most ordinary types of beer. Iron Bagani is a famous beer festival celebrating this cultural treasure in a manner comparable to that of the German Oktoberfest.

Ossetian cheese edit

 

Ossetian cheese is a traditional cheese of Ossetians.[3] It is mostly served as hard cheese.

South Ossetian dishes edit

A dish which is unique to South Ossetia – similar to a Scotch egg or Nargesi kebab, is made by wrapping one half of a Boiled egg in a serving Ground beef and frying it in Tomato sauce.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Meek, James (2019). "My Life in Pagans. Ossetia". Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar. pp. 186–195. doi:10.1525/9780520949683-017. ISBN 978-0-520-94968-3. S2CID 226775205.
  2. ^ Ракша-Слюсарева, Е.А.; Попова, Н.А.; Медведкова, И.И.; Гавриш, А.А. (2019). "Инновационная разработка функционального продукта питания на основе кисломолочного творога с добавлением растительного пряно-ароматического сырья" [Innovative development of a functional food product based on sour-milk cottage cheese with the addition of vegetable spicy-aromatic raw materials]. Качество и безопасность товаров: от производства до потребления [Quality and safety of goods: from production to consumption] (in Russian). pp. 390–395.
  3. ^ Oboturova, Natalya; Evdokimov, Ivan; Kulikova, Irina; Bratsikhin, Andrey; Bogueva, Diana (2022). "Traditional foods of the North Caucasus region". Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods of Eastern Europe. pp. 69–91. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811734-7.00001-3. ISBN 978-0-12-811734-7. S2CID 244182221.
  4. ^ says, O. (2014-06-18). "OSSETIAN MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE". Georgian Recipes. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

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