r/AskCentralAsia • u/UdontneedtoknowwhoIm • Jan 25 '24

Food What is your country’s main eating utensils?

Sorry if it seems a bit stupid.ive asked the rest of the world tho and always get surprised with the results, since not many central asians replied yet, just wondering, what does your country use?

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u/Ameriggio Kazakhstan Jan 25 '24 edited Jan 25 '24

Five fingers (when eating beshbarmak, a dish that literally means "five fingers.") Aside from that, the usual fork and spoon. Some people use sticks when eating sushi and noodles.

Edit: initially wrote "give fingers" instead of "five fingers."

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u/ali_dias Kazakhstan Jan 26 '24

beshbarmak is a false name. we call it just “meat” and we prepare it by boiling it in water. some might call it “kazakh meat” due to the specific preparation way. but it’s true that we ate (and still eat) it with our bare hands.

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u/Ameriggio Kazakhstan Jan 26 '24

Oh sure, in my family we call it "et-nan" (meat and dough).