Ossetian cuisine

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

Ossetian pies, among a variety of other food

Ossetian pie

Sliced fidgin

Fidgin/fуddžyn (Ossetian: фыдджын) is a type of meat pie.

Three pies (Ossetian: Æртæ чъирийы) is an important concept in Ossetian culture, representing sun, earth and water.^[1]

Ossetian beer

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 Bægæny is a famous beer festival celebrating this cultural treasure in a manner comparable to that of the German Oktoberfest.

Ossetian cheese

Ossetian cheese

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

South Ossetian dishes

A dish 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 of ground beef and frying it in tomato sauce.^[4]