Chak-Chak
Deep-fried sweet dough From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chak-chak[lower-alpha 1] (/tʃækˈtʃæk/) is a popular fried dough food in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.
| Type | Doughnut |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Region or state | Tatarstan and Bashkortostan |
| Main ingredients | Dough, optionally hazelnuts |
Chak-chak is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then deep-fried in oil. Optionally, hazelnuts or dried fruit (e.g. apricots and raisins) are added to the mixture. The fried balls are stacked in a mound in a special mold and drenched with hot honey. After cooling and hardening, chak-chak may optionally be decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits.
Traditional wedding chak-chak is larger and is often covered with candies and dragées. The biggest chak-chak weighed 402.4 kilograms (887 lb) and was prepared on 14 June 2018 during start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kazan.[2]
- If the dough is fried as noodles, chak-chak is called boxara käläwäse (Tatar: бохара кәләвәсе, [bɔxɑˈrɑ kælæwæˈse], i.e. bukharan käläwä).[1]
- Kazakh shek-shek is similar to boxara käläwäse.
- Uzbek chakchak comes as half rounded balls, noodles, and flakes.
- Tajik chaqchaq comes in both types, as balls and as noodles.
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