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Shelpek (Turkmen: çelpek; Kazakh: шелпек, romanized: shelpek; Kyrgyz: май токоч, челпек; Uzbek: чалпак, romanized: chalpek; Uyghur: чалпак, romanized: chalpyak) is a traditional Central Asian flatbread commonly consumed all over the region. The main ingredients of shelpek are flour, milk, sugar, butter, sour cream such as Kaymak, baking soda, salt and vegetable oil.[1]
 Shelpeks in a plate | |
| Alternative names | Chalpak, Chalpyak |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Central Asia |
| Created by | Oghuz Turks |
| Main ingredients | Flour, Milk & Kaymak |
The dough is shaped into balls and fried in hot vegetable oil until reaching a golden color. Shelpek can also be prepared with yeast, thus the dough stays soft for a longer period of time. The recipe to prepare the dough in the given case is similar to the one used for baursak.[2]
See also
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- Qistibi very similar turnover
- Chiburekki very similar turnover
- Haliva
- Börek
- Fried dough
- Gözleme
- Khuushuur
- Lángos
- Lörtsy
- Pastel (food)
- Puri (food)
- Qutab
- Samosa
References
edit- ^ "Shelpek | Traditional Flatbread From Kazakhstan | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Szubierajska, Joanna (2020-03-07). "Flatbread – właściwości, skład i rodzaje flatbreadu". ekologia.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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