Chak-Chak

"Chekchek" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Chekchek, Iran.

Chak-chak^[a] (/tʃækˈtʃæk/) is a popular fried dough food in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other parts of Central Asia.

Chak-chak

Type	Doughnut
Place of origin	Russia
Region or state	Tatarstan and Bashkortostan
Main ingredients	Dough, optionally hazelnuts
Media: Chak-chak

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 4,026.4 kilograms (8,877 lb) and was prepared on 14 June 2018 during start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kazan.^[2]

Types

• 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.

See also

• Gulab jamun
• List of doughnut varieties
• List of fried dough varieties
• List of Russian dishes
• Bashkir cuisine
• Tatar cuisine
• Lokma (a similar dish originating in Turkey)
• Mee siput
• Rengginang
• Struffoli
• Sachima (a similar dish in Manchu cuisine)
• Gavvalu (a similar dish in India)
• Funnel cake

Footnotes

1. • Tatar: чәкчәк, cəkcək^[1] or чәк-чәк
   • Bashkir: сәк-сәк, sək-sək
   • Russian: чак-чак, chak-chak