The nomadic tribes of Kyrgyzstan are known for their hospitality, kindness, and openness, and these characteristics continue to this day, and guests are always welcomed and entertained by the Kyrgyz people.

After watching the herdsmen's horse race, Zhou Sen saw a couple holding a wedding, and Asangi told Zhou Sen: "The couple has been in love for three years, and both parties are very satisfied, and the parents of both parties are very satisfied." ”

"Oh, that's good!"

"In our etiquette, there are three types of guests: first, they are mandatory visitors who come to a wedding or funeral, and the accommodation of these guests will be divided among the families concerned or the entire village. ”

"Second, familiar guests may include distant relatives or friends, which can be treated more casually depending on the relationship between the host and the guest. ”

"The third type is that guests of the gods, such as travelers who may request temporary accommodation, Kyrgyz families will provide food and overnight accommodation for those who stay near their homes at sunset and ask if they can stay. ”

"If the family is in dire straits, they will seek help from their relatives, and it is important to preserve the good name of the tribal clan. ”

"So, according to the custom, we are actually very hospitable here, if there are guests from afar, the hospitable herdsmen will still greet the guests, let's go, let's go and have a look, we can go and eat free wedding wine, I know the bride and groom. ”

"Free wine, so generous?" Zhou Sen asked.

"Yes, I know the bride and groom, I'm good friends with them, let's go, I just need to say hello to them. ”

Zhou Sen followed Asangi to see the bride and groom hold a wedding, although there were no European and American wedding dresses, the groom and bride wore local wedding clothes, which were also very distinctive, and they looked very beautiful. ”

There were many people gathered around, laughing and blessing the newcomers, what they said, Zhou Sen couldn't understand, but he could guess what they meant from their expressions and movements.

The bride and groom are surrounded by crowds and laughing all the way around the mountain road, where conditions are much more difficult than in many Chinese cities, there are no extravagant celebrations, and everything is frugal.

There is a local custom that the bride's family comes to see the bride's son, and the bride sees her parents, her head is gray, and she can't hold back her tears.

was cried like this by the bride, and the people around me were also very moved, after all, it was really not easy to raise a daughter so big.

Parents silently comforted the bride, invited everyone to eat barbecue, everyone around the yurt singing and laughing is very lively, everyone dances hand in hand, this joyful dance, let people forget poverty, although some herdsmen here are not very good, the economic conditions are much worse than China's cities, but Zhou Sen can still feel a natural joy from them.

Everyone jumped and jumped, laughed and laughed, from the bottom of their hearts, this joy is natural, not disguised, Zhou Sen was infected by them.

There are also tourists from other countries who have the opportunity to live with Kyrgyz families or in yurts and get a glimpse of the nomadic life of yesteryear.

Zhou Sen saw a lot of yurts, he was very curious, and asked Asangi, "You are also here like Mongolia, there are many yurts, do herders usually live in such yurts?"

"Yes, the yurt is flexible and convenient!"

"The yurt itself symbolizes the connection between the Kyrgyz people and their land, and the yurt is decorated with other traditional embroidery, traditional felt carpets, etc., which can provide surprising warmth and comfort on cool evenings in the high-altitude mountain steppe. ”

"Let's go, the wedding feast has begun, I'll take you to taste our local food!"

Nomadic life has left an indelible mark on the culinary culture of the Kyrgyz people, and the ownership of livestock is the main indicator of the material wealth of the Kyrgyz nomads, therefore, meat and beer are the main cuisines of Kyrgyzstan.

Cattle and sheep grazing in the summer mountain pastures are still the main food on the table of Kyrgyz families, while vegetables and grains that need to be cultivated are not part of the traditional Kyrgyz diet.

A cup of oats or milled barley, put a little flour in the broth, boil from the barley or wheat, dry and put in a wooden mortar to crush, then dip in boiling water, after the broth has cooled, add malt or old malt and flour.

Unbeatable, often a must-order item on the menu, is made through a unique process in which lamb is chopped with a sharp knife and then mixed with noodles and cooked with a spicy onion sauce called to taste.

When eating, it is better to forget about the cutlery and eat it with your fingers, accompanied by Kyrgyz special sour mare's milk, and among all the typical foods, there is a large choice of cold dishes, usually sausages and meat dishes.

The diet of the Kyrgyz people consisted mostly of milk and meat, and food products began to appear only in the process of shifting from nomadic herding to sedentary farming.

Dairy products are the main ingredients of Kyrgyz food, pure sour milk, kefir, sour curd made from boiled milk, yogurt, cottage cheese made from goat's milk, milk skin, butter and refined animal oil.

Kyrgyz people eat mutton, horse meat, beef, camel meat and yak meat, with sheep and goat meat being particularly popular.

Pasta is made from wheat, corn, rice, millet and oats.

Grains and flour are used to make a variety of meals, such as porridge, food made with water or milk and dough, thin soups made from flour, wheat grains or potatoes, etc.

Breadbreads and naans are made with fermented sourdough, layered pancakes with cream and eggs, and layered dough made from unleavened dough.

These cuisines reflect the expansion of relations with neighboring Russia, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Dungans and Uyghurs, and although food in general and continues to maintain its national characteristics and the way in which it is prepared has not undergone significant changes, fresh and unfamiliar dishes have appeared in them and have become diversified, and food associated with the development of new branches of the economy has largely been enriched.

The nutritional status of pastoralists has improved substantially, and the share of the most nutritious food groups has increased in this regard.

On the table of herders, meat, animal fats are no longer a rarity, food uses include potatoes, vegetables, fruits, honey, purchased products of sugar, become available to the masses with rice, and with it pilaf, food began to eat poultry and eggs boiled and fried, the most commonly used vegetables such as onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, etc.

Zhou Sen sits among the herdsmen and eats the local food like everyone else, although these foods are not the foods he usually eats in China, but Zhou Sen is very adaptable and can adapt quickly, as long as he can eat a full stomach, his requirements are not high.

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