How to Make and Eat Beshbarmak
A really well-made video by a Peace Corps volunteer, Alex in Kazakhstan:
Бесбармак from Alex M. White on Vimeo.
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do you have any idea why it is pronounced “besh-barmak” (or occasionally something closer to “besh-parmak”) but spelled “besbarmak”? (without an “sh”)? i wonder if it is a holdover from antiquated kazakh as “bes” is 5 in kazakh but in a lot of other turkic languages 5 is pronounced “besh”
just curious. sorry to wander slightly off topic.
I believe that’s exactly why it’s pronounced “besh”. A lot of Kazakhs will point out that point and explain that besh is used in Uzbek or some other language. If I remember correctly “parmak” is also a more common variant in other Turkic languages as well. Although a p/b shift is pretty common in all languages.
Seriously seriously fantastic video. Made my wife and myself very much miss west Kazakhstan village life of being professional eaters. This video in it’s simplicity shows the amazing hospitality of the Kazakh woman. Really great stuff.
Yeah, that is exactly what going to someone’s house for beshbarmak is like. Even down to the noises of the dough plopping and the things the host-mother says.
Actually, I am working on a new kazakh culture site, “www.bulakh.com”, welcome there, you will find any kazakh culture related topic, from beshbarmak to sheep head;), enjoy it, and keep an eye on the kazakh culture portal and community “www.bulakh.com”, any time just write me letter or comment on the site.
Hey, thanks for posting my video! I’m working on some from Korban-Ait and Nauryz, I’ll send you a link once those are up. Much appreciated!
It was a great video. Forgot to subscribe to your blog, but I’d definitely like to see videos of Nauryz and Kurban Ait.
I finally have the Kurban Ait videos up! You can watch them here: http://kaz.alexmwhite.com/?page_id=551